UPDATE II: Here’s the official Decatur PD summary of the incident…

On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at approximately 8:57am, the Decatur Police Department was notified of a carjacking in the 200 block of Swanton Way.  The suspect approached a female, showed a firearm, stole the victim’s vehicle, and fled the location in the stolen vehicle.  Responding officers observed the vehicle on East Trinity Place, at which time they attempted to stop the vehicle.  The suspect fled in the vehicle at a high rate of speed onto South Candler Street.  The suspect lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturn at the intersection of South Candler Street at Kirk Road.  A 15 year old male has been apprehended and is in custody for the charges of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and numerous traffic offenses.

The suspect sustained a minor laceration to his left hand as a result of the accident.  The victim of the carjacking was not injured.

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UPDATE: More couple more pics of the crash after the jump.

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According to eyewitness reports on Facebook and a new report on Patch, a carjacking in downtown Decatur this morning resulted in the crash of a stolen red SUV on South Candler Street around 9am this morning.  Decatur Police said they would have an announcement out soon.

Eyewitnesses stated that the driver of the SUV crawled out of it after it flipped over along the street.  A white pickup truck was also involved at the crash site.  Patch says that neighbors saw police remove a gun from the rear of the flipped vehicle.

Working on adding a photo, if I can get the site to cooperate.  Apologies for all the issues.  Site’s getting hit really hard this morning and apparently it can’t handle it.

More as we have it.

Photo courtesy of a concerned citizen

OK, site situation is improving.  A couple more pics after the jump.

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