Boy, 17, charged with robbing man at gunpoint in Little Village
Chicago police say members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested the teen on Friday, in the 1000 block of North Drake Avenue.
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Chicago police say members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested the teen on Friday, in the 1000 block of North Drake Avenue.
Three suspects jumped into Wilfredo Cintron and his son's ice cream truck and took all the cash they had, before taking off.
Three to five young men wearing ski masks jump out of a black SUV and displayed a weapon before demanding the victims' belongings.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports the 26-year-old victim was just trying to do his job. He and the other customers in the store handed away their wallets and belongings, and still, that suspect started firing.
CBS 2'S Noel Brennan spoke to the jewelry store's general manager in Bridgeview, who was held at gunpoint behind the counter.
"Should've never happened. Whatever, whatever they asked for it, we provided," Patel said. "He was just pulling out his wallet and he shot him."
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports, the store owner is shocked and saddened, saying nothing like this has happened, adding that the clerk and customers gave the robbers their belongings, but the suspect kept shooting.
Martel Erving, 41, was arrested on Tuesday by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, in the 8500 block of South Crandon Avenue.
In each case, armed robbers approach victims on the street and steal their property while threatening force.
Police said three men armed with handguns would exit out of a vehicle, approach victims, and demand their personal property – including wallets, cash, and phones.
Among those targeted were customers at a late-night hot dog stand and an employee at a 24-hour convenience store.
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The victims related that after exiting the CVS store a man approached, displayed a handgun tucked into his waistband, and then proceeded to a purse from one of the women.
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Over a span of two and a half hours, the four robbers held up at least six people.
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