For the second time in a month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) has declared jurisdiction over a crime incident that took place in the Bronx, and are declining to make any of the details of the incident public until after the Christmas holiday.

Details remain sketchy, but it’s understood a carjacking took place at just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the vicinity of the NYPD’s Transit Bureau District 12, located at East 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue in the Van Nest section of the Bronx.

During the carjacking, one woman was struck by a vehicle, and EMS confirmed they responded at 1:53 p.m. and transported one victim to Jacobi Medical Center. The condition of the unidentified victim was unknown, though it’s understood she suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Shortly after the incident, the NYPD issued two citywide alerts seeking a 2020 black Cherokee Jeep that was stolen at gunpoint in the 49th precinct. The alert detailed that a male Hispanic suspect had dropped his firearm at the scene of the carjacking. A second alert added that the still-unidentified suspect was wanted on a federal warrant. It’s understood the suspect was later captured in Manhattan.

Calls placed with the NYPD for comment on Thursday, Dec. 24, were directed to the F.B.I. An official answering calls at the F.B.I.’s field office at 26 Federal Plaza, which covers New York City’s five boroughs, said, “The office is closed today. Would you be able to call sometime next week?”

When informed the call was in regards to a ‘breaking news’ story, the woman paused for a long silence before explaining, “Well, no one in our public affairs team is in because, again, the office is closed today.”

Asked if the bureau had any public information officer available 24/7 for such incidents, the official replied, “I don’t think so.” The official declined to provide her name and also declined a request to speak with a supervisor, saying, “You can call back next week.”

A representative at the 49th precinct later confirmed that the carjacking originated at East 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue. When asked if they could provide any further comment, the representative replied, “Unfortunately not, no. It’s not our case. It’s the F.B.I.’s case.” The representative said they were relying on second-hand information as they had not responded directly to the incident. When asked if they had apprehended the suspected armed carjacker, the official responded, “I believe they did.”

The F.B.I. has also taken the lead on an investigation into a Dec. 4 shooting of two deputy U.S. Marshals who had been executing a search warrant on the same day at a home on Ely Avenue in the Wakefield section, as previously reported by Norwood News.

It is understood that at least two NYPD officers were injured during the incident, though neither the NYPD nor the F.B.I. ever officially confirmed or denied those injuries. The exact number of injured NYPD officers is still unknown.