Gunman accused of carjacking Florida mom, son during driving lesson
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jorge Almeida. (Broward County Sheriff's Office)
A woman and her son were forced at gunpoint to drive to the edge of the Everglades after being carjacked during a driving lesson Monday in an upscale Fort Lauderdale suburb, investigators revealed.
The mom was teaching her son to drive a stick shift Monday afternoon in a school parking lot in Weston, Broward Sheriff's spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Jorge Almeida, ordered the woman to drive to a rest stop on U.S. 27, according to investigators.
Coleman-Wright says at the rest stop, the man asked about the mother's finances. The son got into a struggle with the man and was shot twice in the leg. A witness saw the commotion and helped detain the man.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Detectives are still investigating. The man could face charges including attempted murder, WSVN reports.
The son was taken to the hospital.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.