In each incident, Chicago police say a group of men armed with semi-automatic weapons approached unsuspecting victims and demanded their property. Sometimes the victims' vehicles were stolen. Two of the victims were shot in a leg.
In each incident, police say a group of men armed with semi-automatic weapons approached unsuspecting victims on the sidewalk and street and demanded their property.
After the victims handed over their personal belongings, the offenders would enter into a waiting vehicle and flee the scene.In the two most recent incidents, the victims were shot in one of their legs.800 block of W. Wolfram St on November 17, 2021 at 9:20 pm2300 block of N. Lincoln Ave on November 27, 2021 at 5:35 pm1000 block of W. Barry Ave on December 1, 2021 at 8:15 pm1400 block of W. Cornelia Ave on December 1, 2021 at 8:55 pm800 block of W.
Police describe the suspects as two to five Black males, between the ages of 13 and 25, wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and wearing ski masks.
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