Calif. state senator carjacked at gunpoint

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An armed carjacking in Oakland, Calif., left a state senator shaken but unharmed, it was reported Sunday.

"It just happened so fast. It certainly ruins your day," State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata told the San Francisco Chronicle after Saturday's attack.

Perata, 62, was stopped at a red light in his state-leased 2006 Dodge Charger when a man walked toward the car while pulling a mask over his face, drew a gun and ordered him out of the car, the Chronicle said.

The gunman drove off, followed by an apparent accomplice in a 2000 Chevrolet Camaro reported stolen earlier in the day, police said.

Perata's car may have been targeted for its 22-inch rims, police said.

"My next car will be something that doesn't attract so much attention," Perata told the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune.