According to Philadelphia police, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old are accused of attacking women at gunpoint at now behind bars.
"Both of them had guns, handguns, and they both held it to my head. He also had a knife," recalled Marissa Briggs, who was carjacked and kidnapped at Philadelphia Mills mall.She described how she fought off the young woman who tried to rob her on Tuesday afternoon.
She said she offered to dial her mother's number, instead of giving her the phone, and that's when things escalated. "They were looking for ATMs so they could empty out my account. So, they went through my stuff, my wallet, took out my debit card, credit card," said Marissa Briggs.Detectives with the carjacking task force were able to track the vehicle to a Champs store on Cottman Avenue, putting the suspect's crime spree to an end.
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