Woman robbed at gunpoint while walking her dog in Lincoln Park
The robbery was caught on camera Wednesday, just steps from where Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed back in May. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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The robbery was caught on camera Wednesday, just steps from where Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed back in May. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police said at 11:20 a.m., the 70-year-old woman was walking with her dog in the 1300 block of West Webster Avenue when a man came up, took out a gun, and demanded her property.
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Earley, 23, was shot three times early on Friday, May 6 near Wayne and Webster avenues in the Lincoln Park.
Earley's mother posted video on Twitter Tuesday, showing what she was a test of a prothesis for Earley's leg.
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Police on Wednesday would only say detectives are still actively investigating the armed robberies.
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