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Armed robbers target man exiting car on Chicago's Near West Side

Person robbed at gunpoint while exiting car on Near West Side
Person robbed at gunpoint while exiting car on Near West Side 00:17

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was robbed while getting out of his car on the city's Near West Side Wednesday night.

The robbery happened around 10 p.m. in the 2200 block of West Monroe Street.

The unaged victim was exiting his car when a black sedan approached, and two unknown males got out with handguns and demanded his personal property.

The victim complied and was not hurt, police said.  

The suspected robbers got back into the sedan and fled westbound on Monroe, police said.

No one is in custody.

Area 3 detectives are investigating.

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