CHICAGO — Two drivers were carjacked at gunpoint within three minutes on Friday night in Lakeview, Chicago police said. Two suspects are in custody.
The first driver was carjacked around 11:49 p.m. in the 2900 block of North Sheffield. A CPD spokesperson said two men, one armed with a gun, walked up to a 58-year-old man as he parked his car. They forced him out of his silver 2025 Toyota Camry and drove away.
Officers found the Camry abandoned a short time later in the 1000 block of West George, about a block away.
The second carjacking occurred around 11:52 p.m. in the 3100 block of North Sheffield. A 48-year-old man told police he was driving when two men approached and pulled handguns on him, according to CPD. The men forced him out of his 2018 Honda CRV and drove away.
Members of the hijacking task force used the city’s license plate reader network to locate the car as it exited the Dan Ryan Expressway at 83rd Street around 12:40 a.m. Officers found the Honda abandoned moments later in the 8200 block of South May and, with the help of CPD’s helicopter unit, arrested two people who ran from the car. Charges were pending, the police spokesperson said.
