ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Orange County are searching for two armed suspects who carjacked someone on Friday evening.
The carjacking happened on Sherwood Terrace Drive, near Apopka-Vineland Road and W. Colonial Drive around 6 p.m.
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According to a news release, the victim was taking things from their car, a 2022 red Acura ILX sedan, when a Black male, pushed them into the front passenger seat of the vehicle at gunpoint.
Deputies said another suspect, a Black female, got in the back seat and restrained the victim from behind. The suspects pulled over about a mile away and made the victim get out of the car.
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Deputies described the first suspect as a Black male, in his mid-20s, who was clean-shaven and had a short afro. He is skinny, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tll and was wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts. The other suspect was described as a Black female, in her mid-20s who was wearing a light yellow hat or shower cap and carrying a pink umbrella.
The license plate number for the stolen Acura is a Florida tag 15AMTC.
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If you spot the car or suspects, please call 911 or Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
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