CPD seeking armed group in Northwest Side robberies
The robberies happened on Sunday between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. in the Logan Square and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods.
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The robberies happened on Sunday between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. in the Logan Square and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods.
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Further investigation revealed that the victim was arguing with another man, later identified as Fleming, who pulled out a firearm and shot him before fleeing into a nearby residence.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help with identifying three men in connection to a robbery on a CTA Red Line platform last weekend.
It is unclear if the person was the driver of the car or an employee.
Chicago police said two men, 48 and 35, were involved in an argument in the 300 block of South Michigan Avenue just after 5:30 a.m.
Detectives say he came up to the victim, snatched the headphones from her head, and ran off the train.
Chicago police say around 11:39 p.m., the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue when he was shot in the left thigh.
The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head and body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later.
The suspects were inside the store for about 40 seconds and ran from the scene when officers arrived, according to police.
In each incident, three or four offenders would exit a 2016 Black Infiniti G37 sedan, approach the victims, threaten with a handgun, and take personal property.
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Gerald Davis was arrested just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of West 84th Street.
Robert Austin, 42, was arrested and charged with three felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle.