A man may have jumped into the Merrimack River in Lowell after leading police on a chase early Wednesday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police.
The man is suspected of carjacking and assault and battery by a dangerous weapon, along with other charges, that occurred in Wilmington at around 12:30 a.m. in a business around the Main Street area, according to police.
Police say the individual drove onto the property of the business and allegedly threatened a couple of employees and directed them to leave their vehicle or they were going to get hurt.
Wilmington police officers tried to stop a van just before 1 a.m., but the driver did not stop and a chase started, according to MSP. The van came to a stop in Lowell, near the Aiken Street Bridge. The man proceeded to climb over a fence into an area along the banks of the Merrimack River , troopers said.
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Authorities have since suspended the search for the man.
The suspect has not yet been identified.
