Chicago carjacking: Rideshare driver carjacked by passenger, CPD says

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Monday, October 31, 2022
Chicago rideshare driver carjacked by passenger: CPD
There was an East Chatham carjacking in which a rideshare driver was carjacked by a passenger on South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 26-year-old rideshare driver was carjacked early Monday morning by the person he was driving on the South Side, Chicago police said.



The victim was dropping off the suspect about 2:45 a.m. in the 8600-block of South Ingleside Avenue in East Chatham when that man pulled out a gun, and demanded the driver's blue Ford Focus, CPD said.



The victim got out of the vehicle, and the suspect got into the driver's seat and drove north, police said.



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No one was injured in the incident, and no one was in custody later Monday.



Area Two detectives are investigating the incident.



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