Chicago police search for man accused of burning another man with coffee in Armour Square

ByABC 7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Chicago crime: Police search for man accused of tossing coffee at other man, burning him
Chicago police have issued an alert searching for a man they said threw hot coffee on another man, causing him to be burned.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have issued an alert searching for a man they said threw hot coffee on another man, causing him to be burned.

The incident occurred in the 200-block of West 31st Street at about 10:05 a.m. on Sunday.

Investigators said the suspect threw hot coffee on another man, causing him to suffer multiple burns. He then entered a white, two-door Ford F-250 single cab pickup truck and drove away. The pickup truck has a blue driver's side door.

The man was wearing a red "Bondi" shirt, black pants and a tan hat, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area One Detective Wendy Weller at (312) 747-8380.