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Tacoma police arrest carjacking suspect who allegedly hit child
The 12-year-old girl who was hit by a vehicle after a suspect stole her mother’s SUV is out of the hospital.
TACOMA, Wash. - The 12-year-old girl who was hit by a vehicle after a suspect stole her mother’s SUV is out of the hospital. This, as prosecutors handed down a number of charges to Tyshawn Smith.
On Wednesday at about 8:40 p.m., Tacoma detectives said a mother was driving with her daughter when she stopped at a friend's house on South K Street.
As they were getting out, court documents state Smith, who is homeless, jumped inside the vehicle and struck the young girl as he drove off. She was left in the street, bleeding and unconscious.
"It’s unfortunate that this happened," said one neighbor. "This should have never have happened in the first place."
12 year old struck by car during carjacking in Tacoma
A 12-year-old girl is out of the hospital after a terrifying carjacking in Tacoma Wednesday night.
TPD later found the vehicle a few miles away on South Wright Avenue. While the suspect tried to get away, he drove into a locked fence.
FOX 13 spoke with Vince and Brian Bautista, who said the loud commotion in the alleyway got them out of their apartment.
"We saw cop cars everywhere," said Vince.
"Yeah, he was trapped," said Brian.
Newly released dash cam and body-worn footage shows Smith’s eventual arrest.
Police could be heard yelling, "Get out of the car. Get out of the car!"
Smith was taken into custody and charged with first-degree robbery, possession of stolen property, resisting, obstructing, hit-and-run and eluding.
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