Carjacking in parking garage leaves UNC students shaken
GRANDMOTHER, KILLING HER MORE
CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS
CASE. CHAPEL HILL POLICE ARE
STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PERSON
WHO CARJACKED A STUDENT AT
GUNPOINT. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON
SATURDAY MORNING ON WEST
FRANKLIN STREET DOUBLES.
LAURA LEVINE HAS THE LATEST ON
THAT INVESTIGATION AND HOW UNC
STUDENTS ARE FEELING.
>> THE CAROLINA SQUARE PARKING
DECK IS A PRIME LOCATION ON A
BUSTLING WEST FRANKLIN STREET.
A BUSY SPOT TO PARK AND SHOP OR
EAT FOR LOCALS AND ESPECIALLY
STUDENTS
AT UNC.
>> I GOT THE ALERT CAROLINA
LIKE OUR WARNING SYSTEM.
TEXT ME. AND THEN I JUST TOLD
THEM I WAS LIKE AND THAT'S SO
CLOSE TO WHERE WE LIVE. I
DIDN'T REALIZE LIKE THINGS LIKE
THAT HAPPEN HERE. HE GOES JUST
LIKE A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK.
THE STUDENTS AT GRANVILLE
TOWERS, STUDENT HOUSING TELL ME
THEY WERE ALARMED TO HEAR WHAT
HAPPENED. POLICE SAY AROUND
12, 45 SATURDAY MORNING, A
STUDENT WAS CARJACKED HERE AT
GUNPOINT. THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF
WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND IT WAS
LATER FOUND IN DURHAM.
>> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU'RE
JUST NOW LEARNING OF THIS?
YES, I LOVED ONES OUT THERE,
BUT I DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW THIS
HAPPENED. THEY WOULD THEN WE'RE
SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE
INCIDENT UNTIL I APPROACHED
HIM. HE HOPES MORE SAFETY
PROTOCOLS COULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
IT'S TERRIFYING ALSO JUST
BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S NO.
>> AND OUT OF SECURITY THAT
OFTEN COUNTY, IF THERE'S POLICE
OFFICERS. BUT MORE THAN THAT, I
WANT TO SEE A NEW UNC.
>> SECURITY. THERE ARE A FEW
VISIBLE CAMERAS AROUND THE
ENTRANCES AND EXITS OF THE
PARKING DECK. MEANWHILE, CHAPEL
HILL POLICE ASK EVERYONE TO
REMAIN VIGILANT I MEAN, THAT'S
ALWAYS HAVING SOMEONE TO WALK
WITH THE IDEA OF WHERE A
LOCKING TOGETHER. LAURA LEVINE,
WRAL NEWS, CHAPEL HILL.
>> AND SATURDAY'S CARJACKING
COMES AFTER A SIMILAR INCIDENT
IN CARRBORO ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ANYONE WITH