HARWOOD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Police said a 61-year-old woman was beaten during a carjacking in a village on the Northwest Side.
Harwood Heights police said just before 6:40 a.m. Wednesday they were contacted about a woman found lying in the street in the 4400 block of Natchez, just across the street from Chicago's Wilbur Wright College.
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Responding officers found a 61-year-old woman beaten with life-threatening injuries. She was taken to a local hospital where she is in critical condition, police said.
Around 10 a.m., police said they took a suspect into custody. They said they believe the woman was injured as she was carjacked in the early morning hours.
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There are no other threats to the community at this time, police said. No charges have been announced.
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