3 Gunpoint Robberies Reported In Washington Park Neighborhood; Woman Shot In One

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police on Thursday night issued an alert about three gunpoint robberies that happened in the Washington Park neighborhood in recent weeks – and in one of which a woman was shot.

In each incident, one to three men came up to the victims, took out a black handgun, and demanded the victims' property, police said.

The suspects then took the victims' personal property and ran off, police said. In one incident, the robbers shot a woman in the leg -- though police did not specify which incident this was.

The robberies happened at the following times and locations:

• At midnight the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the 300 block of East 56th Street;

• At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 300 block of East Garfield Boulevard;

• At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 5600 block of South Calumet Avenue.

The robbers were descried as Black males between 21 and 25 years old, standing about 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall. Police did not specify what they were wearing.

Anyone with information was asked to call Area One detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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