San Jose police credit good Samaritans for helping a family who had been carjacked Tuesday afternoon.
Workers in a San Jose taco truck snapped into action when they saw a man trying to carjack a family in the parking lot. KTVU's Ann Rubin reports.And it was the operators of a busy taco truck who stepped in to help.police say 34-year-old Tyrone Merritt carjacked a minivan in broad daylight with the driver, her adult daughter, and 6 year old granddaughter all inside.
The victim made it to a gas station at the intersection of Capitol and Cropley where she tried to escape.Authorities say Merritt began chasing her as the Tuesday lunch crowd at a nearby taco truck looked on. That's when the bystanders sprung into action, calling 911, and trying to help the family by quickly shepherding the 6-year-old to safety in the taco truck.
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