Chicago police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred about nine hours apart on the North Side — one in Ravenswood and another in Uptown — as well as two robberies in which victims were shot over the weekend, one in Lakeview and the other in West Rogers Park.
The most recent robbery occurred around 3:46 a.m. Monday in the 1200 block of West Gunnison Street. A 24-year-old woman was standing near the sidewalk when four masked men armed with guns jumped out of a white SUV and robbed her at gunpoint, police said. The offenders, described as Black males wearing all black clothing and masks, fled westbound on Gunnison with her belongings. No injuries were reported.
Another hold-up took place around 6:20 p.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of West Gunnison Street. A 20-year-old man, also standing near a sidewalk, was approached by two masked men who pulled a gun and took his wallet, police said. The robbers fled westbound on Gunnison. One suspect was described as Hispanic and about 5-foot-9, while the other was described as White or Hispanic and about 6 feet tall. Both wore ski masks. The victim was not injured.
A woman was shot during a robbery in Lakeview late Saturday night, marking another violent incident in a string of armed robberies on the North Side.
The attack happened around 11:25 p.m. in the 400 block of West Wellington Avenue. Police said the 35-year-old victim was standing outside when a man approached, pulled a gun, and demanded her belongings. During the encounter, the offender opened fire, striking her in the lower back and grazing her chin. She was in fair condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
In yet another robbery, a 17-year-old boy was shot and critically injured Sunday afternoon during a holdup on the soccer field of Stone Scholastic Academy, 6239 North Leavitt Street, in West Rogers Park.
According to police, the offender approached the teen around 4:55 p.m., pulled a gun, and demanded the boy’s phone and backpack. After taking the items, the man fired a shot that entered the teen’s forearm, continued into his chest, and exited his body. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition.
That suspect was described as a Hispanic male, about 5-foot-6 and thin, wearing all black and dark sunglasses. Authorities suspect the robbery may be connected to a similar incident reported last Wednesday night near Damen and Fargo, where a scooter-riding man in all black reportedly robbed another person. In that case, the victim was gone before police arrived and may not have filed a report.
No arrests have been announced in any of the cases.
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