Chicago Fire paramedics turn tables on would-be robbers
A man claiming to have a gun tried to rob the two paramedics in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
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A man claiming to have a gun tried to rob the two paramedics in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
The incident happened after paramedics responded for a person having trouble breathing in Auburn Gresham. Darius Johnson reports.
More than 5,000 unwrapped toys were given out at the school in Auburn Gresham. The event was organized by the nonprofit ChiGivesBack.
Paramedics took a child to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. Firefighters also rescued a man from a 3rd floor window.
St. Sabina Church teamed up with a law firm, a towing company, and BJ’s Market to hand out meals in Auburn Gresham Tuesday.
Surveillance video shows the incident at the station on Oct. 17 in the 8600 block of South Morgan Street.
Chicago police said the two suspects approached a 32-year-old man after exiting a black Nissan vehicle and fired numerous rounds. The victim later died.
Police said a group of two to four young men and teenagers and one female have approached their victims on foot and demanded their property.
Chicago police said he was one of the four offenders who, less than one hour earlier, sprayed a chemical irritant at the victim while taking his vehicle by force on the same block.
While both shootings remain under investigation, under Illinois state law the victims' use of force at this point appear to be justified
Chicago police said the victim, a 47-year-old man, was inside his vehicle when a group of about four unknown males approached.
The offenders demanded the victim's vehicle before discharging a chemical agent on the victim.
Chicago police said someone found the 34-year-old man in the stairwell of an apartment complex with a gunshot wound to his chest. He died at the scene.
Police said someone found the 34-year-old man in the stairwell of an apartment complex with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The Saint Sabina community took over a food pantry in Auburn Gresham to make sure no one goes hungry.
The offenders in each incident are two to three men, police said.
The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Police said the goal of the "no questions asked" gun turn-in is to get more guns off the streets.
Chicago police said a man, 32, was traveling westbound in a black sedan when he disregarded a traffic signal and crashed into a black SUV.
A male and female in the SUV suffered minor injuries and were taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.
Police haven't confirmed if the incidents were related, but officers did recover the truck used in the electronics burglary in the 8500 block of South Laflin Street in Auburn Gresham.
It happened around 11:15 p.m. in the 8600 block of South Vincennes Avenue.
Chicago police say the victim was driving in a vehicle when another car approached, and someone from inside fired multiple shots in her direction.
The 15-year-old boy was charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
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