NEW LENOX, Ill. (WLS) — The man wanted for allegedly carjacking and injuring an 80-year-old man outside a south suburban hospital Thursday evening has been arrested, New Lenox police said.

Kyle Sears was located and taken into custody Friday in Verona, Illinois.

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An arrest warrant has been issued after an 80-year-old man was struck by his own car during a carjacking outside Silver Cross Hospital Thursday evening, New Lenox police said.

The incident happened around 6:10 p.m., as the victim was being helped into the passenger seat of his minivan, police said.

The suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Sears, entered the driver’s side and began to drive away, police said.

The victim was partially seated when police say Sears was walking away. They said Sears pushed the victim out of the van, causing her to be struck by the van.

The van was later found in Joliet. Police said the victim was being treated for injuries to his lower body.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Sears on charges of aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated hijacking, vehicular invasion, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated battery. Police said Sears’ last known address was Shorewood, but he is believed to be homeless.

New Lenox police were following leads to Sears and were in communication with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office on Friday when he was located.

He was arrested without incident, police said.

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He will be taken to the New Lenox Police Department and possibly the Will County Jail.

Silver Cross Hospital released a statement on the incident, saying: “You may have noticed police activity outside our hospital discharge room earlier this evening. Around 6 p.m., as a patient was leaving, an unarmed man illegally took possession of the vehicle and pushed the patient out. The patient is treated in the emergency room for non-life-threatening injuries.

“We are grateful to the New Lenox Police who investigated on scene. Based on the information we have at this point, we believe there are no additional safety concerns related to this incident.

“Our security team responded immediately to the incident, secured the area, notified local law enforcement, and continues to provide security support to our campus.”

The family of the 80-year-old man said in a statement: “We are extremely grateful to the New Lenox Police Department and the detectives who were so attentive in locating and bringing this suspect to justice. Our uncle, in no case deserved this, especially in front of a hospital.

“Andy was able to communicate with us and shared that the guy didn’t care who he was going to harm. It could have been a newborn whose mother was leaving the hospital. Now our attention is on Andy and the long journey to get him back on his feet.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact New Lenox police at 815-485-2500.