HINGHAM, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- An 85-year-old woman was injured in a carjacking that took place in a South Hingham parking lot Friday.
Investigators believe the carjacking was connected to an armed robbery at a Weymouth business located near the Hingham town line.
Hingham police responded to the Linden Ponds residential complex on Whiting Street just before 3:45 p.m. to assist Weymouth police in the search for two armed robbery suspects who they believe fled on foot toward Linden Ponds. While responding to the scene, witnesses told police a carjacking occurred in the Linden Ponds parking lot.
The woman's car, a blue 2000 Lincoln Town car, was found abandoned in Quincy. She was treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital by family members.
Police say the 85-year-old victim was sitting in her car when she was approached by a man who opened the car door and demanded her keys. The man then pulled her out of the car and threw her onto the pavement. He did not show a weapon in the carjacking.
During the search, investigators locked down Linden Ponds. Weymouth police took one unidentified suspect into custody during the lockdown. Police have since ceased looking for a second suspect in the area.
The robbery and carjacking remains under investigation by Hingham and Weymouth detectives.