UChicago staffer robbed at gunpoint blocks away from shooting that killed grad earlier this week

Thursday, November 11, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A University of Chicago staffer was robbed at gunpoint in Hyde Park early Thursday morning.

The robbery occurred just a few blocks from where a University of Chicago graduate was shot and killed earlier this week.
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Police said several men approached the victim outside Chapin Hall on East 60th Street around 5:30 a.m. They showed a gun and demanded the victim's belongings.

No one was hurt, police said.
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Police did not say if anyone was in custody. Police did not provide further information about the incident.

The University of Chicago held a safety seminar Thursday afternoon for faculty and students.
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