Search Underway For 3 Armed Carjackers In Miami

MIAMI BEACH, FL -- A trio of armed carjackers managed to elude police early Tuesday morning after stealing a white BMW convertible at gunpoint from a couple who were stopped in a Miami Beach Walgreens parking lot with their top down.

Ernesto Rodriguez of the Miami Beach Police Department said the incident happened around 4:17 a.m. at the Walgreens located at 6700 Collins Avenue in North Beach.

"The male and female victims were sitting in a white convertible BMW with the hardtop down when three armed black male subjects approached," said Rodriguez. "They demanded the male passenger out of the vehicle while also pointing a firearm at the female driver and ordering her out of the vehicle. The male passenger was punched by a subject."

The carjackers took off with the woman's purse and cell phone, but they were spotted by police near 50 Street and Alton Road.

"The subjects were followed into the city of Miami," according to Rodriguez. "They were last seen just off of I-95 between NW 79 Street and 109 Street."

He added that the stolen convertible has a red interior. To report a tip, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305.471.TIPS.