Victims pistol whipped, shot, robbed at gunpoint during crime spree in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police issued an alert after an armed group committed 20 robberies across the city as of Wednesday.
The thieves committed a dozen robberies between 10 p.m. on Dec. 20 through 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 21 on Chicago's West, Northwest, Southwest, and Far West Sides. Eight other robberies happened on Wednesday in the same areas including the Lower West Side.
Police say a group of three to four males wearing all black and ski masks approached victims in a white Nissan Maxima and robbed them of their belongings at gunpoint. In one incident, the crew was driving a blue sedan, possibly a Nissan, and in another, a white Honda Civic. The offenders were last seen utilizing a gray or silver SUV - possibly a Kia.
A witness in one of the robberies had a gun pointed at them by one of the offenders after being chased down an alley. Six of the victims were pistol-whipped in the face during the robbery, and in the most recent incidents, three victims were shot.
Incident Dates, Locations and Times:
- 1200 block of South St. Louis Avenue on Dec. 19-20, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
- (2 incidents) 4300 block of West Armitage Avenue on Dec. 20, at 5:10 a.m.
- 3800 block of West 24th Street on Dec. 20, at 5:35 a.m.
- 3600 block of West 24th Street on Dec. 20, at 5:45 a.m.
- 2400 block of South Central Park on Dec. 20, at 5:45 a.m.
- 1500 block of South Central Park on Dec. 20, at 6:00 a.m.
- 1300 block of North Keeler Avenue on Dec. 20, at 6:00 a.m.
- 3500 block of West Chicago Avenue on Dec. 20, at 6:10 a.m.
- 4000 block of West Chicago Avenue on Dec. 20, at 6:14 a.m.
- 1600 block of North Narragansett Avenue on Dec. 20, at 6:40 a.m.
- 1700 block of North Moody Avenue on Dec. 20, at 7:00 a.m.
- 1400 block of North Waller Avenue on Dec. 20, at 7:07 a.m.
- 1500 block of North Kildare Avenue on Dec. 26, at 6:35 a.m.
- 4000 block of West Cortland Street on Dec. 26, at 6:43 a.m.
- 2200 block of South Hamlin Avenue on Dec. 26, at 7:08 a.m.
- 2100 block of South Damen Avenue on Dec. 27, at 3:16 a.m.
- 3500 block of West Dickens Avenue on Dec. 27, at 3:45 a.m.
- 5500 block of West Huron Street on Dec. 27, at 4:20 a.m.
- 5800 block of West Fulton Street on Dec. 27, between 4:20 to 4:30 a.m.
- 100 block of North Kostner Avenue on Dec. 27, at 4:43 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8263, Area 4 at 312-746-8253, or Area 5 detectives at 312-746-7394.
