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2 armed carjackings reported in Lakeview blocks apart

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A group of armed carjackers targeted drivers on the North Side early Monday morning. 

Around 2:20 a.m., an 18-year-old was carjacked at gunpoint in the 3200 block of North Ashland Avenue. The victim said two men got out of a black Jeep, pointed a gun and demanded the keys to his black Honda Civic. 

He said the offenders were followed by a black Jeep as the drove away in his car. 

Then around 3:45 a.m., three men got out of a black sedan and approached as a man and woman parked their vehicle in the 4000 block of Ashland Avenue. One of the offenders pointed a gun at the victims and demanded the keys. 

The offenders fled in a red Dodge Charger with the black sedan trailing behind.

No arrests have been made. 

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