Police: Young man kidnaps woman at knifepoint outside Brooklyn Park grocery store, tries to rape her

She got away and called 911, police said. Suspect remains at large.

May 23, 2018 at 3:35AM

Police are seeking a young man who kidnapped a woman outside a Brooklyn Park grocery store, forced her at knifepoint to drive to another location, and tried to rape her.

Police on Tuesday released a vague description of the suspect, who appeared to be a teenager.

The incident began about 8:10 p.m. Monday at the Aldi at 7600 Brooklyn Blvd., police said.

The assailant threatened the woman with a knife, forced her to drive from the store to an unspecified location, and "attempted to rape the victim," a statement from police read.

The woman was able to get away and called 911, the statement continued.

A brief segment of the assault was captured on surveillance video, police said. Anyone who has information about the incident is urged to contact Brooklyn Park police at 763-493-8287.

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