UPDATE:
A suspect wanted in connection with a Tuesday morning carjacking on North 19th Street is now in police custody.
Corpus Christi police officers have recovered the truck that was carjacked from a male victim at Wilmont Park just south of Commanche Street.
According to a CCPD lieutenant on the scene, one person has been arrested and officers are now searching for a second suspect and have deployed a drone in the area to assist with the search.
This is a developing story, check back with KRIS 6 News for more updates.
ORIGINAL:
Corpus Christi police are searching for a carjacking suspect who stole a white Ford F350 at gunpoint Tuesday morning, just south of Commanche Street.
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of N. 19th Street around 9:45 a.m. in reference to a vehicle that was carjacked at Wilmont Park.
According to CCPD, a male victim was sitting inside his vehicle at the park when a group of people arrived and told the victim to get out of his truck.
Investigators said a young male wearing a gray hoodie with a black handgun fled the area in the victim's vehicle. This is still an active investigation and there have been no arrests made, police say.
