Carjackers drive away in vehicle with boy, 6, inside on West Side, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was carjacked with a six-year-old boy still inside when the suspects sped away Monday morning on the West Side, Chicago police said.

The carjacking took place at about 4:20 a.m. in the 2700-block of West Lexington Street.

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Police said a 26-year-old woman was sitting inside a vehicle with two boys, ages one and six, when two suspects approached.

The suspects implied they had a gun and forced the woman and the one-year-old boy out of the vehicle, police said.

The suspects then sped away with the six-year-old boy still inside, police said.

Police said the six-year-old was later found outside, a short distance away where the carjacking was reported. At the scene, officers could be seen carrying a child from an ambulance.

The victim's car was found crashed along the Eisenhower expressway. Illinois State Police also responded to the car crash scene and one suspect was taken into custody, police said.

No injuries were reported. Area Four detectives are investigating.

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