From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
MOUNTAIN BROOK –A Mountain Brook woman posted on social media that two black males approached her as she parked her car at Canterbury Gardens, pointed a gun in her face, and robbed her of her purse before stealing her car.
“I live in Canterbury Gardens and as I arrived home and parked in my normal parking place a little before 10 pm, an African-American male about 5’7″ came to the driver side of my car and pointed a gun in my face asking for my keys and my phone,” the woman posted on Facebook. “Another African-American came around the car and asked for cash. I told him I didn’t have any and he demanded my purse. The first took my car, a 2007 Honda Accord the second jumped into a black SUV and both sped off. The first hit another car in the parking lot with my car.”
The victim stated that she called police from a neighbor’s apartment and they arrived quickly on the scene.
According to Carol Robinson, the Mountain Brook police are investigating and no arrests have been made.