Dramatic moment armed Good Samaritan saves woman after two men tried to abduct her as she entered her car in Memphis parking lot
- The attempted adduction took place Friday around 8pm in the parking lot of an upscale shopping center at the Shops of Saddle Creek in Memphis
- The unidentified woman sustained minor injuries in the ambush
- Police are still searching for three suspects who were last seen driving Northbound in a silver four door car
A young Memphis women was grabbed by two men during an apparent kidnapping before an armed Good Samaritan jumped in and rescued the terrified victim.
The attempted adduction took place Friday night around 8pm in the parking lot of an upscale shopping center at the Shops of Saddle Creek located on West Farmington Boulevard in Memphis.
Two men ambushed the blond haired woman as she was stepping into the drivers side of her dark SUV. She sustained minor injuries in the attack.
Video shows the women trying to fight off her attackers, as the two thugs wearing dark hoodies leapt out of the car that was parked alongside her and tried to detain her.
The unidentified woman is opening the door of her SUV before the ambush
Seconds later two men jump out of a vehicle parked alongside her grabbing her in the terrifying attack that police said took place around 8pm at the Shops of Saddle Creek located on Farmington Boulevard in Memphis
The woman was able to run and escape while the two men quickly jumped back into their car
In the corner of the CCTV footage, a man with a gun is seen holding up the weapon as he bravely confronted the hoodlums, before the woman escapes.
The assailants were last seen driving Northbound in a silver four door car that had a third suspect inside, Germantown police said.
The getaway car was described as a silver Ford Focus, Fox13 Memphis reported.
Earle Farrell who took the video of the attempted abduction shared it on Facebook on Sunday with the message: ‘Be aware of who you are parked near.
‘If it looks suspicious. Don’t get out or avoid going back to car!’ he wrote.
‘Note all of the empty parking places around her car. Yet this car is right up next to her car! Stay alert at all times! Thank God for brave man who steps in and stops crime!’
The Good Samaritan, wearing a blue outfit in the footage, has not yet been identified.
The men could be seen grabbing the woman as she entered her own car
A shopper at the Shops of Saddle Creek, that is home to more than 45 shops and restaurants, told the news outlet they were absolutely shaken by the ordeal.
‘It’s just really scary. I shop here all of the time,’ one customer said.
Police are still looking for the suspects and asking anyone with information to come forward.
When DailyMail.com contacted the Germantown Police Department no one was available for comment.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact the Germantown Police Department at 901-754-7222 or [email protected].
The picture shows a bystander, who was armed, pointing his gun trying to scare the suspects away as the horrified victim was able to escape her attacker and run to safety
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