Police search for 2 men in sexual assault in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood
Chicago police asked the public for help in the search for two men wanted in connection with a sexual assault on the city's Northwest Side last week.
Police said at 9:21 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, two women were walking in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood when they found two men following them. Shortly after the women spotted the men, the men chased the women to the 2900 block of West Wilson Avenue and grabbed them, police said.
As one woman was held at knifepoint by an attacker, the other attacker dragged the other woman to an alley and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint, police said.
Neighbors in the area stepped in, helped the girls get to safety, and called the police. One man said he was on a bike ride home from dinner when he saw about eight police cars parked around the intersection.
The man who committed the sexual assault was described as Black Hispanic, standing 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighing 170 to 200 pounds. He was wearing a Nike Tech jacket, black pants, and dark gym shoes, police said.
The man who held the other woman at knifepoint was described as white Hispanic, standing 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 135 to 150 pounds. He was also wearing a Nike Tech jacket, dark pants, and gym shoes, police said.
Police have released a surveillance image of the suspected attackers.
Police cars were on patrol on Sunday. Neighbors said officers were also in the area looking for additional images and checking with people who may have cameras. At least one homeowner said he's already researching ways to add cameras to the exterior of his home.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Grand Central Area detectives at 312-746-6554 or submit an anonymous tip to CPDTIP.com and reference JJ497958.