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Teenage robbery suspects arrested after serious crash on Chicago's South Side

Teenage robbery suspects arrested after serious crash on Chicago's South Side
Teenage robbery suspects arrested after serious crash on Chicago's South Side 01:17

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Three teenagers involved in a robbery were injured in a serious car crash on Chicago's South Side Sunday night. 

According to Chicago police, a 50-year-old man told officers three offenders at gunpoint robbed him. He said the offenders fled the scene in a dark SUV just before 8 p.m.

Shortly after, the SUV crashed into a median in the 6300 block of State State and flipped upside down. The three offenders, two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, were placed in custody. A weapon was recovered. 

Two offenders were taken to Comer Children's Hospital, and a third was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. 

Illinois State Police said the SUV the teens were driving was reported stolen during a carjacking on Sunday. 

This is a developing story. 

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