Chicago police said the carjacking took place in the 4300-block of West Cornelia at about 4:50 a.m.
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One of the victims said he was walking to the car where his friend waited. That's when three people got out of a car with guns.
"They told us to give them everything," said victim Javier Hernandez. "They took my wallet, my phone. They took his car and his wallet."
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Police said the carjackers fled in the victim's 2015 gray Mazda. No injuries were reported and no one is in custody.
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This comes amid a surge in carjackings in the Chicago area, including two in the same block in Edgewater Thursday night. A Chicago police spokesperson told ABC7 Friday morning that as of 8 a.m., there have been 204 carjackings this month.