CCL holder shoots after armed robberies leads to 2 home invasions on SW Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are investigating after two home invasions that began as armed robberies on the Southwest Side early Thursday morning.

The first happened in the 6200-block of South Kolin Avenue in West Lawn about 1:25 a.m., CPD said.

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Police said two male suspects armed with guns approached a 20-year-old man and 56-year-old woman, who were in a vehicle in the area, and demanded their property.

Yesica Segura was getting into her car for her 20-year-old son to drive her to work, when the suspects approached.

She said the things they were saying to her were pure evil.

She just kept praying throughout the whole experience that she and her family would survive.

"It feels like a nightmare. Being in front of you, feels like a nightmare," Segura said. "They said, 'give me your money, your belongings. Don't do anything; we're going to shoot you. We're going to kill you.'"

The incident didn't end with the initial robbery.

Trembling, Segura described the horrifying ordeal.

With a gun to her head, she said the gunmen made them return home, went into her mother's room, woke her up and stole all of her jewelry.

Segura's brother awoke to the commotion. Then, came out of his room with his gun.

"All I heard was my brother saying, 'just get down. Get down.' He has a concealed weapon. So, he ended up shooting, as well," she said.

A bullet pierced a window toward the front of her home.

"Even before I stepped down, I prayed because you never know. But, I'm so thankful to God for his protection in the middle of all that chaos and all that gunfire," Segura said.

The suspects left after that. No one was injured, police said.

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"As much as you want to defend yourself and you want to grab the gunman to put the gun down, when they threaten your family, there's not so much you can do," Segura said.

A gun was recovered, but no one was in custody later Thursday morning, according to CPD.

Area One detectives are investigating.

About 15 minutes later and less than 2 miles away, a 17-year-old boy was getting out of his vehicle in the 3300-block of West 59th Place in Chicago Lawn, when a black SUV pulled up behind him, police said.

Two male suspects armed with guns approached and demanded property, according to CPD.

They then forced the boy into a home, where they took more personal property before driving away, police said.

There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately link the two incidents.

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