WESTON, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say a woman and her son were forced at gunpoint to drive to the edge of the Everglades after being carjacked during a driving lesson in an upscale Fort Lauderdale suburb.

Broward Sheriff's spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright says in a news release that the woman was teaching her son to drive a stick shift Monday afternoon in a school parking lot in Weston. The gunman ordered her to drive to a rest stop on U.S. 27.

Coleman-Wright says at the rest stop, the man inquired about the mother's finances. The son got into a struggle with the man and was shot twice in the leg. A witness saw the commotion and helped detain the man.

The son was taken to the hospital.

Detectives are still investigating. The man faces multiple charges.

No names were released.

(Story by: The Associated Press)

 

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