2 men charged in Near West Side armed robbery, carjacking
Marshun Fort, 19, and Kayne Hunt, 22, were arrested by the Citywide Robbery Task Force on Friday in the 2100 block of West Bowler Street just after 5 p.m.
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Marshun Fort, 19, and Kayne Hunt, 22, were arrested by the Citywide Robbery Task Force on Friday in the 2100 block of West Bowler Street just after 5 p.m.
Police said the teen was identified as the suspect who robbed the girl at gunpoint in the 300 block of West 75th Street.
He was charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm, one felony count of possessing a controlled substance, and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass to a vehicle.
The 15-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday afternoon in the 6600 block of South Stewart Avenue.
It happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the U.S. Bank branch at 11960 Western Avenue.
Chicago police said the teen is also considered a person of interest in at least five more sexual assaults that were reported on the city's North Side between December 2024 and April 2025.
Police say three men driving a Grey SUV Jeep approached the victims on the street, displayed a long gun, and demanded their belongings.
The first incident happened on Dec. 26, then follows a pattern of occurring on the 25th in January, March, and April, according to the community alert.
Police in the 24th District say the suspect is behind at least five attacks.
Three occurred in the 300 block of South Whipple Avenue on Friday and Sunday, and another in the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard on Saturday.
The latest incident happened on Friday, just before 9 p.m., in the 6100 block of North Campbell Avenue.
Officers responded to the 1600 block of 75th Street for a report of an armed robbery around 8 p.m.
Downers Grove police said six people are in custody after a woman was robbed by a group of armed men Tuesday night.
In video of the robbery posted on Nextdoor, three men can be seen pointing guns at the couple as they walk up to their front porch.
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The manager of Puffs Discount, at 7756 Madison St., said two men walked in around 7:40 a.m. and demanded money and cigarettes. Then they hit a worker in the head with a gun.
The boys, 16 and 17, were charged with three felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and one felony count of attempted armed robbery with a firearm.
Chicago police said both men were taken into custody just after 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block of South State Street.
The security footage shows those two men inside the Family Dollar near 79th and Crandon in November.
Police say they pistol-whipped a security guard before someone outside the store shot a third person.
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It's the second reported robbery on the university's campus this month.
The boys, 16 and 17, were arrested minutes apart Saturday afternoon in the 2700 block of North Leavitt Street and 1900 block of West Diversey Parkway.
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