ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orlando police are investigating a shooting at a Wawa gas station at the corner of West Colonial Drive and Orange Blossom Trail.
The victim told police he and his friend pulled into the gas station around 2:30 a.m. When the victim's friend went into the store, a man tried to get into the running car, police said.
The victim told police that when he tried to stop the suspect, the suspect pulled out a gun, shot him and stole the car.
The victim and his friend were able to flag down a Orlando police officer for help.
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The stolen car was found on Lincoln Street in Sanford around 4:30 a.m. Orlando police worked with Seminole County sheriff's deputies to tow the car away.
Seminole county sheriff deputies are on scene off Lincoln St in #Sanford --> they found a red camero. We are working to find out if this is connected to the carjacking in #Orlando where @TRussellWFTV is reporting. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/ncVEb4Hlga
— Sarahbeth Ackerman (@SAckermanWFTV) June 27, 2018
Orlando police said the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Police describe the suspect as a "chubby" short black man in his 20s or 30s with a short haircut. Investigators ask anyone with information to call 800-423-TIPS.
Orlando police officers are investigating a shooting at Wawa in Orlando along West Colonial and OBT. A man his car was stolen and his friend was grazed by a bullet. That same man is talking with investigators now pic.twitter.com/C9XXjojZpZ
— Ty Russell (@TRussellCBS4) June 27, 2018
The gas station was closed for several hours and reopened around 6:30 a.m.
When Channel 9 arrived at the scene, someone was being taken away in an ambulance. There were also shell casings on the ground near a gas pump.
Earlier this month, police were called to the same location when a man wounded in a drive-by shooting nearby came to the gas station looking for help.
Read: Person critically injured in drive-by shooting in Orlando
In March 2017, the father of a one-year-old girl was found dead from a gunshot wound in his car at that intersection.
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