2 men charged in Near West Side armed robbery, carjacking
Marshun Fort, 19, and Kayne Hunt, 22, were arrested by the Citywide Robbery Task Force on Friday in the 2100 block of West Bowler Street just after 5 p.m.
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Marshun Fort, 19, and Kayne Hunt, 22, were arrested by the Citywide Robbery Task Force on Friday in the 2100 block of West Bowler Street just after 5 p.m.
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According to police, the boy was identified as the suspect who took a vehicle from a 45-year-old woman in the 6900 block of South Laflin Street.
Police said a 23-year-old man refused to leave the premises. That's when a security guard, a 57-year-old man, attempted to escort him out, leading to a fight between the two.
Police said tactical officers were on patrol when they approached a suspect, only described as a male, to conduct an investigatory stop when he ran off.
No one was hit when the weapon discharged in the incident on the Near West Side.
Chicago police said 400 senior residents had to be relocated from the building to the Congress Hotel for shelter.
Police said 400 senior residents had to be relocated from the building to a local hotel for shelter
The robberies occurred on the city's Near West Side between Jan. 1 and 5 in the afternoon and evening.
The incidents happened on Saturday in the Chatham, Little Italy, and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods
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The woman was found just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1500 block of West Warren Boulevard.
Chicago police said they responded to a call of service where the victim, identified as Kristina Romandine, 33, by the Medical Examiner's Office, was found unresponsive inside the apartment.
The attempted burglary happened just after 4 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street.
Police said a gunman fired a shot in the air during a robbery attempt, hitting a boy in a nearby apartment.
A toddler was wounded by a stray bullet from an attempted robbery outside his family’s apartment near the University of Illinois Chicago on Saturday.
Police said the 17-year-old boy was near the sidewalk when he was approached by an unknown vehicle, and someone from inside fired shots.
The victim was hit multiple times in his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
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Fire crews arrived on the scene to treat the victim, who was then taken to UIC hospital, where he died.
Chicago police said the victim was in a fight inside a residence with a 34-year-old man who used a closed fist to strike the 66-year-old about the face.
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