2 carjacked at gunpoint near Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Logan Square home

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Chicago carjacking: 2 carjacked at gunpoint near Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home
Another carjacking, this time on the same block where Mayor Lightfoot lives in Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were carjacked at gunpoint near Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in the Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.



Police said the victims were in a blue Honda hatchback in the 2600-block of North St. Louis Avenue at about 1:05 a.m. when two suspects got out of a dark-colored Hyundai and approached.



One of the suspects took out a handgun and ordered the 22-year-old man driving and his 20-year-old female passenger to exit the vehicle, which they did, police said.



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The suspects also took cell phones and other property from the victims before fleeing in both of the vehicles.



No one is in custody and Area Five detectives are investigating.

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