New Orleans police are investigating an armed carjacking reported Saturday at about 1 p.m. in the 1700 block of Josephine Street.
A 61-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman were in a 2007 Silver Acura MDX on Josephine near Carondelet Street when a man pointed a gun at them. He then demanded their purses and ordered them out of the car.
The gunman fled in the car driving toward the lake on Josephine Street.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sixth District at 504-658-6060 or Crimestoppers at 504-837-8477.
