Milwaukee police: Mother saves child from armed carjacking

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A child was nearly taken in a carjacking in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 12. 

According to police, the incident happened near 85th and Stickney. A woman reported to police she was able to remove her child from her Mercedes before it was stolen by a suspect believed to be armed. 

Police later located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit. The Mercedes crashed at Washington Park and a suspect was taken into custody. 

The mother and child were not injured.