Man robbed and pistol-whipped leaving ATM in Bridgeport
The man said he took out $200 from an ATM near 34th and Halsted, and while he was leaving, three men robbed him and beat him.
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The man said he took out $200 from an ATM near 34th and Halsted, and while he was leaving, three men robbed him and beat him.
Police have not said if the shooting was random or targeted.
Police have not said if the shooting was random or targeted.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Born in the late 1920s as a movie theater, the iconic Ramova Theatre is making a triumphant return, reimagined as a 1,500-person capacity music venue in the heart of Bridgeport.
Born in the late 1920s as a movie theater, the iconic Ramova Theatre is making a triumphant return, reimagined as a 1,500-person capacity music venue in the heart of Bridgeport. Jennifer Hudson, Chance the Rapper, and Quincy Jones will be co-owners of the revitalized Ramova Theatre at 35th and Halsted, along with investor Tyler Nevius, who bought the then-vacant theater and an adjacent lot from the city for $1 in 2017.
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