Woman, 69, carjacked at Columbia fitness center Monday

Police are investigating the armed carjacking of a 69-year-old woman at a Garners Ferry Road fitness center Monday.

The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Monday at the Planet Fitness on the 7500 block of Garners Ferry Road, according to the Columbia Police Department. The 69-year-old victim told officers she was about to leave in her car when an armed man approached her and demanded her Ford Escape.

The man left in the vehicle, which police say also contained the victim’s purse.

The victim was not injured.

This story was originally published June 19, 2017 at 12:39 PM with the headline "Woman, 69, carjacked at Columbia fitness center Monday."