Two students robbed at gunpoint on their way to school in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood

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Sunday, June 10, 2018
Students robbed on their walk to school in Lakeview
Three armed robberies were reported in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police issued a warning Saturday for residents in Lakeview after three recent armed robberies.

The latest incident happened between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. May 29 in the 2400-block of West Montrose Avenue.

Authorities said two male suspects approached the victims as they walked alone.

They then beat or choke the victims and took their belongings.

In two incidents, the victims were kids on their way to school.

Both suspects are described as men between 17 and 20 years old and about 6-feet tall.