Philadelphia police searching for suspect, stolen Jeep in gunpoint carjacking

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are searching for an armed carjacking suspect, along with the vehicle they say he stole Monday morning.

Investigators say the carjacking happened just before 2:30 a.m. on the 7200 block of Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.

Police are searching for a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with rear tinted windows and a Pennsylvania license plate number MKZ-7506.

Police shared a photo of a vehicle similar to the one taken in a West Philadelphia gunpoint carjacking.

Investigators described the carjacking suspect as a thin Black man in his early 20s who goes by the nickname "Skinny." 

Photos released by police Tuesday show the suspect wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with "Miscreant" and "Mentality" in white lettering.

Anyone with information on the carjacking or the suspect is asked to call police immediately.