DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County School District Police are asking for the public's help in finding three people they say left a construction worker seriously injured in a carjacking outside an elementary school.
Police say three young men stole the worker's truck outside Panola Way Elementary School on Monday afternoon as he worked on a renovation project.
The worker was injured after he was dragged alongside his vehicle, a white Toyota Tundra. He is being treated at a local hospital. The truck was taken from the school.
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Police say the suspects were driving a gray four-door Mercedes Benz with tinted windows. They are considered armed and dangerous.
Police say the Mercedes has been seen in the Lithonia and Decatur area. DeKalb County police are warning the people to call 911 if they see the suspect's vehicle.
“We are thankful none of the staff members present in the building were harmed, and no students were present. Three young men were identified as the perpetrators, and the district will take all appropriate and available actions to ensure they are brought to justice. There is no place for such acts in our community,” the district said in a statement.
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