The NOPD is investigating an auto theft that occurred during an armed carjacking in the First District.
The incident occurred on January 9, 2023, around 2:36 a.m. in the 300 block of North Rocheblave Street.
The victims were sitting in their vehicle, a 2011 Volkswagen GTI with Alabama tag number 4284BJ6, when they observed two unknown armed subjects exit a blue Hyundai Elantra.
The subjects ordered the victims out of the vehicle at gunpoint. The victims complied. The subjects then demanded the keys. The first subject entered the stolen vehicle and fled the scene. The second subject fled in the blue Hyundai Elantra.
Both subjects were wearing black clothing, black ski-masks, and armed with handguns.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call First District detectives 504-658-6010 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.