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24-year-old raped in abandoned Detroit home after offering man help on Woodward

DETROIT – A 24-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint near Woodward and Calvert in Midtown Detroit, according to police.

The incident happened around 9 a.m. Sunday.

Police said the woman stopped to help a man who she thought needed a jump for his car. The man then pulled out a gun and forced the woman inside his vehicle. 

Police said the woman was taken to a vacant building on 3rd Avenue and Collingwood Street, where the man sexually assaulted the woman.

The assailant fled the scene on foot, police said.

The man is described to be a black male with a mustache, 150 pounds, and was last seen wearing all black.

Detroit police said the assailant was possibly driving an old burgundy Buick.

The woman was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition, police said.

If anyone has information on this assault, contact Detroit police.


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