Police have confirmed that the victim of a carjacking last week at U.S. Oil in midtown St. Joseph has died.

Capt. Jeff Wilson said Monday that Richard Marion Gray, 77 has died as a result of injuries he sustained during the incident.

As we previously reported, police said Gray was attempting to stop another man from stealing his van last Monday around 5 p.m. at the gas station located at 601 S. 22nd St. In his attempt to keep the man from taking the vehicle Gray was reported to have fallen from the van and hit his head.

The vehicle was recovered later that same day and Thursday authorities said they had identified a person of interest in the case.

Wilson said detectives are currently working closely with the prosecutor’s office. He said no further information can be released at this time due to the status of the investigation.