Man, woman robbed at gunpoint on Chicago's Northwest Side
The victims were in the 4600 block of West Irving Park Road when four people demanded their money at gunpoint, police said.
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The victims were in the 4600 block of West Irving Park Road when four people demanded their money at gunpoint, police said.
Both suspects were ordered to be detained by a judge after prosecutors detailed the ordeal in court on Friday.
Prosecutors revealed new details about a violent robbery in the south suburbs that took place last Wednesday. Employees and customers were held at gunpoint inside a liquor store until SWAT teams got involved. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot was in court as two of the three men who were charged faced a judge for the first time.
Two suspects were barricaded before surrendering to police and a third suspect fled and was arrested after a police chase.
Three suspects were arrested and charged after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian and a police chase into Chicago on Wednesday.
The robberies happened between 7:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. in the city's Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park neighborhoods.
Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian and a police chase into Chicago on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
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A reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the suspects – who are considered armed and dangerous. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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