Chilling video captures moment woman is apparently abducted at gas station
Chilling video shows a woman being violently grabbed and yanked into an SUV at an Arizona gas station — with cops saying it is “extremely crucial” to find the apparent victim of an “assault and abduction.”
The footage released Thursday shows a Nissan Rogue pulling up to a gas pump at a Circle K in Buckeye — with a woman getting out of the rear passenger side and trying to run away.
The driver jumps out and gives chase, cutting her off and grabbing her violently around the neck to drag her back to the vehicle.
After seemingly struggling to get the woman back into the vehicle, the driver hops straight back and speeds off to a nearby interstate, without getting gas.
Buckeye police released the footage Thursday, saying they still had no idea exactly what happened — but that the footage showed “an apparent assault and abduction” on Friday last week.
“That video is extremely concerning to us,” police Sgt. Tamela Skaggs told Fox 10 Phoenix, adding that there was a delay in finding good-quality footage.
“We know nothing about these two subjects — if they know each other, if they’re in a relationship together — we don’t know anything about them,” she said.
“The timing in this investigation is extremely crucial.
“Watching that video, we are concerned for that female. There are too many unknowns in this investigation. That video right now is all that we have,” Skaggs added.
The sergeant said police only received one call from a witness to the chilling incident.
“The witness was extremely concerned and called it in as a possible abduction,” Skaggs said, AZ Family reported.
Police believe the SUV is a 2021 or 2023 silver Nissan Rogue.
“Even trying to zoom into the vehicle from the video from Circle K, we weren’t able to see any clear vision of the license plate,” Skaggs said, 12 NEWS reported.
