A teenager is in Child Protective Services custody this morning and woman is in the hospital after a carjacking in southeast Houston overnight.
Police say a 29-year-old woman and a 16-year-old runaway arrived at a home in the neighborhood when several people rushed out of the home and beat upthe 29-year-old driver, possibly pistol-whipping her.
The driver was taken to a hospital with a broken jaw. She is expected to be okay.
The teen was not injured in the incident and is talking to police.
The people who attacked the driver made off with the vehicle.
Police said they don't know why the teen was with the 29-year-old, why they were at the home or if the attackers live there.