Chicago police warn of armed robbers using Facebook Marketplace to lure victims
Police said within nine days this month, three men were behind seven robberies in Englewood, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park.
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Police said within nine days this month, three men were behind seven robberies in Englewood, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park.
Police said, in each of the robberies, someone lured the victims to locations on the Southwest Side by placing an item for sale on Facebook.
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The 14-year-old boy died at the scene, while the 65-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The shooters fled west on 61st Place in a gray vehicle. No one was in custody late Tuesday.
Chicago police said a woman in her late 40s was seen running onto the street when she was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on Western Avenue.
The robberies happened between 7:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. in the city's Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park neighborhoods.
Police responded to the 6200 block of South Troy Street just before 2:30 a.m. and found the 22-year-old victim on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Gabriel and Adrian Garzon, both 20, were arrested by members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on Thursday, in the 2200 block of South Kedvale Avenue.
The shooting happened around 8:34 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Western Avenue.
Members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested the teen in the 6300 block of South Fairfield Avenue.
Crews responded to the residence after 1 a.m. in the 6100 block of South Whipple Street.
It's unclear if anyone was displaced as a result of the blaze.
The story-and-a-half building where the fire started was vacant.
Police said 59-year-old Albert Coburn was arrested Wednesday, in the 7900 block of South Francisco Avenue.
Police found the victim, identified as Bartholomew Beal by the Medical Examiner's Office, with a gunshot wound to the head.
The shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Evidence markers were seen on the ground as police investigated.
Evidence markers were seen on the ground as police investigated.
Peoples Gas eventually shut off the leak.
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Chicago Police on Thursday arrested Jelen Lee, 21, in the 2600 block of South California Avenue.
The Fire Department said the canister that produced the odor was missing Thursday afternoon.
It happened at Fairfield Academy in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
