Pair charged with carjacking man at gunpoint in Little Village
A man and woman were charged after carjacking a man in the Little Village neighborhood on Tuesday.
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A man and woman were charged after carjacking a man in the Little Village neighborhood on Tuesday.
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The incident happened around 2:55 p.m. at the FNBC Bank and Trust branch, located at 1013 Burlington Avenue.
A witness told police the victims were shot at by an unknown man traveling in a red SUV.
Police say two men approached the victims while displaying a handgun and demanded their vehicle and property.
The operator of the motorcycle, a 55-year-old man from Skokie, was found by Deputy Dwight Arrowood with a major leg wound that was bleeding significantly.
The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
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