Who knew Homewood and Hoover were so dangerous?

A cautionary tale that ended badly a few blocks from my new house last night. Story via Birmingham News.

Carjack victim shot as she tries to esape in Hoover
A 25-year-old woman was shot in the chest in Hoover about 4:40 p.m. today after being carjacked and kidnapped in Homewood, police said. The woman was abducted from the Lakeshore Landing Apartments off Old Columbiana Road in Homewood where she was visiting or picking up someone who lives there, Hoover police Capt. Gregg Rector said.

She was taken away in her own car, a Nissan Altima. The woman tried to escape from the front passenger seat of her car in the 1600 block of Shades Crest Road near Alford Avenue in Hoover and was shot by her kidnapper when she did, Rector said.

She suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to UAB Hospital by the Hoover Fire Department. She was in surgery tonight, and her condition was unavailable. Police did not release her name.

Her car was found abandoned at the intersection of Shades Crest Road and Old Columbiana Road in Vestavia Hills. Police searched the area but believed the suspect likely was picked up by someone in another vehicle, Rector said.

Homewood police Sgt. Ben Sutton said police have some suspects in the case. Rector said it’s possible this carjacking and shooting is related to other recent carjackings in Homewood.

Jon Anderson