Downtown
Carjacking attempt hits a wall
A carjacking came to an abrupt end when the suspect collided with a building on Main Street.
Richmond Police said a fast food delivery driver was carjacked around 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 600 Block of St. Peter Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood.
The victim was getting back into his car after making a delivery when two men approached him with a gun.
The suspects took the delivery driver’s car and drove off, according to police.
The driver was not injured.
Officers recovered the stolen car five minutes later just a few blocks away at 1st and Main Streets crashed into the front of The Reagan Building.
Police reported the suspects ran from the scene before they arrived.