Potter County officials find vehicle after carjacking at Tyson Foods parking lot

POTTER COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - The Potter County Sheriff’s Office has found a car taken in a carjacking in the parking lot of Tyson Foods.

Around 3:10 p.m. on Monday, March 27, the Potter County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Tyson Foods about an armed robbery in the parking lot.

The victim, a 50-year-old woman, was sitting in her car and approached by a man in his 40′s and a woman in her 20′s.

Officials say both suspects pointed handguns at the victim and had her exit her car.

Both suspects were reported to be wearing masks to cover their faces.

They drove off in the victim’s 2008 Red Nissan Maxima with Texas license plate KFY2059 in an unknown direction.

Around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies found the stolen car in the area of SW 5th Ave and South Virginia Street.

One suspect was booked into the Potter County Detention Center for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

The investigation is still ongoing.

If you have any information on this crime, call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at (806) 374-4400 or the Potter County Sheriff’s Office at (806) 379-2900.

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