A 7-year-old girl was at the corner of Parkway and Angier on Wednesday night with her 12-year-old sister and a cousin when a man in a black pickup truck slowed down and asked the girls where they were going. The children ignored him. The girls said the man stopped in the middle of the street to block them. They tried to go around the vehicle. That's when police said he grabbed the 7-year-old, covered her mouth and tried to drag her to his truck. The other girls fought back.
"It was hard because he was stronger than us and at the same time, it was terrifying because I never thought I would ever get her loose from him," said the 12-year-old girl.
The man eventually released the girl and drove off.
The girls' grandmother Nedra Townsend said they have lived in the community for years and would have never thought that an incident like this could happen, especially when she only lets the kids walk in groups.
The suspect was described as a black male, about 50 years old, bald, around 6-foot-1 tall and weighing 200 pounds, according to police. He was wearing a blue shirt, baggy shorts, and red Converse All-Star shoes. The girls described his truck as a black full-sized pickup truck with silver rims, possibly with spinners. The rear window of the truck had decals of either flames or lightning bolts, red and orange in color.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.
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