A 15-year-old boy was charged with stealing a car at gunpoint in downtown Havre de Grace, then crashing it on Interstate 95 after fleeing police for about 30 miles.

Officers with the Havre de Grace Police Department responded to reports of an armed carjacking at about 5:50 p.m. Tuesday on Erie Street near North Adams Street. The victim said a male “pointed a handgun at him and stole his vehicle, driving towards Water Street,” police said.

Police said they found the stolen vehicle and the suspect, but he sped away, heading south on I-95. The suspect lost control of the vehicle and crashed it near the I-95/895 interchange on the Baltimore City/County line. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said.

The suspect, who police said had a handgun, was identified only as a 15-year-old boy. Police said they could not disclose where the suspect lives.

The Department of Juvenile Services released him to his legal guardian, pending further disposition, police said. The teen was charged with armed carjacking, assault, gun charges, disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, and other related charges.

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