NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Two 18-year-old girls were victims of an 8:04 p.m. carjacking at the Regional Shopping Center, 1996 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach police reported.
Police are searching for the stolen vehicle, described as a royal blue Ford Explorer Sport-Trac, bearing Florida Tag JE632.
Jessica Eibach and Britt A. Cameron, both 18, were the victims of the carjacking. They were returning to their vehicle after shopping when two unknown black males followed them to their vehicle, said New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos.
The two men demanded a ride from Eibach and when she refused to comply with the demand, one of the males threatened to shoot her, Roos said, adding the same man began to beat on Eibach, took her keys and stole her vehicle. The second man threatened to shoot Cameron and forcibly stole her purse before the men took off in the stolen vehicle. The stolen Explorer is registered to. Eibach’s mother, Allison K. Eibach 49.
Police are encouraging anyone with information pertaining to this incident to contact the New Smyrna Beach Police Department at 386-424-2000.