MINNEAPOLIS— Shannah Henderson said she walked from her parked car along Lagoon Avenue to Bde Maka Ska just before 1pm on Sunday.
She was walking to the crosswalk at West Lake Street and East Bde Maka Ska Drive when she saw two men, Henderson said.
“I turned around and noticed two guys following me, one very close behind me with a bandana on his face and I was shocked,” said Henderson.
Shortly afterwards, Henderson said they attacked.
“It was very scary,” said Henderson. “I screamed for help. ‘Help me! Help me!'”
One of the suspects took off with Henderson’s keys and stole her car. The other was captured by good Samaritans.
Police arrested an 18-year-old, according to a Minneapolis police report. That teen could be charged with carjacking. Police are still looking for the other young man.
Since the attack, Henderson said her car was found in North Minneapolis.
“There was no thinking, it was just action,” says Gabriel Miranda, Shift Supervisor at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen.
The captured suspect was apprehended with the help of Miranda, who works at the nearby lakeside restaurant.
“I went up to him and grabbed him by the neck,” Miranda said. “We ended up keeping him there until we could get the police to come and end the situation.”
Henderson, an Instagrammer who focuses on local “mocktails,” logged in to thank Miranda.
“Pimento on the Lake, your workers were amazing, they helped me when I called for help,” she said in the video.
Henderson has a warning for women.
“I believe I have been arrested and I would like to warn women that when they park their car to look around and make sure no scary man is watching where you are going because I just don’t want this to happen to anyone . different,” said Henderson.
