Golf cart driver abducts woman at gunpoint in Philadelphia

An armed man driving a golf cart abducted a woman at gunpoint outside a Philadelphia Applebee’s after firing his weapon, police said.

The brazen kidnapping took place around 6:40 a.m. Saturday in the Port Richmond neighborhood, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

The woman was walking along Cumberland Street toward Aramingo Avenue when a man driving a maroon and black Polaris Northstar XP 1000 golf cart followed her, police said.

When the suspect reached the 2500 block of Aramingo Avenue, police said, he opened the driver’s door, pulled out a gun and fired a shot, which struck the ground in the WSFS bank parking lot.

The golf cart driver then crossed the street and pulled up in front of an Applebee’s eatery and a WaWa grocery store.

A witness told investigators that the suspect exited the cart, pointed the gun at the woman he had been following, then grabbed her and shoved her into the passenger seat of his vehicle, reported NBC 10 Philadelphia.

The kidnapper was last seen fleeing with his victim westbound on Cumberland Street.

A two-seat Polaris golf cart can reach speeds of up to 65 mph.

The suspect was described as a man around 6 feet tall, wearing ripped blue jeans, a brown plaid smock shirt and a green beanie.

The victim was described as a white woman in her late 20s or early 30s, wearing a light-colored jacket, dark shirt, black jeans with a white design on the left leg, and carrying a black bag.

As of Monday morning, the missing woman has not been located and no arrests have been made in connection with the abduction.

Anyone with any information regarding the suspect, the victim or the abduction is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251.