Armed group robs at least a dozen people on West, Northwest Sides
Chicago police say the thieves would park their cars, then go up to the victim, pointing their guns, and demand their belongings.
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Chicago police say the thieves would park their cars, then go up to the victim, pointing their guns, and demand their belongings.
The robberies happened between June 15-19 in the Gage Park, Humboldt Park, and Hermosa neighborhoods.
Chicago police said the victim was sitting inside his truck when two people approached, opened his door, and fired multiple shots at him before fleeing the scene.
The shooting happened in the 4400 block of West Fifth Avenue just after 1 a.m.
Larry Neuman, 73, was shot around 11:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park.
The fire broke out in a building at Adams Street and Washtenaw Avenue in East Garfield Park.
There were no reports of injuries.
Chicago police said just before 11 p.m., a man, 46, and a woman, 39, were fighting in the 5400 block of West Congress Parkway in the Austin neighborhood when two other men approached and battered the man.
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This fire broke out in a multi-use building on Grand Avenue, which housed a body shop and an auto battery operation, among other uses. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was first listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
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The robbers approached the carrier in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue around 3:30 p.m. and demanded postal service property and mail.
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CBS 2's cameras captured Chicago Police officers taking the man away.
A police community alert did not offer further specifics about the homicide.
The homicide took place at 12:35 a.m. Friday, May 24, in the 4700 block of West Polk Street—between Kilpatrick and Cicero avenues in the South Austin neighborhood.
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The victim was struck in the left shoulder and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
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