Police: 17-year-old suspect sought in armed carjacking of Mercedes SUV in Coral Gables

Update: Coral Gables Police announced via Twitter on Saturday that Angel Parra, 17, has been arrested by Hialeah Police on charges unrelated to the Feb. 8 carjacking for which Parra is a suspect.

A 17-year-old Homestead boy is wanted in connection with a Feb. 8 armed carjacking in Coral Gables, police said Friday.

Angel E. Parra, considered by Coral Gables police to be armed and dangerous, is a suspect in the theft of a white 2014 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 from the 1100 block of Asturia Avenue in the north Gables.

The carjacking happened at 6 p.m. last Friday.

The SUV bears the Florida tag 927SV. Police said Parra’ smost recent address is in Homestead.

This is the second armed carjacking in the Gables in two months. In January, three teens carjacked a couple at gunpoint inside a parking garage near the intersection of U.S. 1 and Red Road. The teens were later arrested.

Anyone with information can call Coral Gables Police at 305-442-1600.

This story was originally published February 15, 2019 at 5:34 PM.

Martin Vassolo

Miami Herald

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Martin Vassolo writes about local government and community news in Miami Beach, Surfside and beyond. He was part of the team that covered the Champlain Towers South building collapse, work that was recognized with a staff Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. He began working for the Herald in 2018 after attending the University of Florida.