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Woman shot during carjacking in Thornton

The victim suffered injuries that were not life threatening, police said.

THORNTON, Colo. — Two people were carjacked late Wednesday in Thornton in separate incidents. One of the people carjacked was shot, Thornton Police said. 

The first carjacking happened just before midnight in the 9700 block of Welby Road, police said. That's near Colorado Boulevard and Thornton Parkway.

A man told police someone came up to him, pointed a gun at him, and then took his car keys and stole his car, TPD said. While officers were searching the area, they came upon a woman who had been shot, police said.

The woman told officers a man tried carjacking her at gunpoint when she was shot, according to police. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was treated and released, police said. 

Later, Thornton police found the vehicle with the suspects inside, TPD said. The suspects led police on a short pursuit and were then taken into custody, police said.

Police arrested Jaquise Redd, 18, and Keenan Clodfelter, 19. Formal charges are pending, according to jail records.

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