'He has fractures to his face': Couple carjacked at gas station in north Harris County

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A couple was carjacked at a gas station Saturday in north Harris County, according to the Houston Police Department.

At about 11:30 p.m., two men in a stolen pickup truck stopped on Aldine Westfield Road and July Street carrying AK-47 guns, police said.

ABC13 spoke to one of the victims who doesn't want us using her name out of fear of her safety. She said she and her boyfriend were grabbing snacks at the Bestop Gas Station. She was in the driver's seat while her boyfriend was putting the groceries away in the back of the car when the two men ambushed them.

"I see him grab him by the shirt and swing him to the ground," the woman said. "The other jumped in the backseat."

While her boyfriend was beaten with a rifle, she was held at gunpoint.

"When I turned to the backseat, it was just right there," she said. "I was looking right at the barrel."

She said the suspects took their wallets, keys, and a cellphone before taking off in the couple's black Chevy Tahoe and left the stolen pickup truck on the scene. The woman said one of the suspect's tried to drive off in their pick-up but struck her boyfriend's feet, and the pick-up lost control and got stuck in a ditch.

"The other guy rolled down the window in my Tahoe and said leave it there. We don't need it. We have this one now. That's why I think they planned to get away with two of them," she said.

Her boyfriend has been released from the hospital but suffers serious facial injuries.

"He has fractures to his face and right eye," the victim said. "He has four to five stitches in the back of his head, and his feet are swollen from the vehicle's impact as far as the truck and the valuables, which is replaceable. We are fine for the most part. It's just recovering from what happened now."

A spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff's Office said they have not recovered the Tahoe, but they are trying to get fingerprints from the pick-up left at the scene.

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