A Boston man is facing assault and carjacking charges after police say he attacked his Uber driver and stole her vehicle on Thursday night.

Boston police said they responded to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a carjacking.

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When they arrived, officers located the victim, an Uber driver, who they said was "highly distressed." EMS was called to the scene to evaluate the victim.

A witness told police they had seen the victim struggling with another person in the back seat of a vehicle. The witness said they saw the victim escape the vehicle and scream for help as the suspect moved from the rear seat to the driver's seat and fled the scene in the vi

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