Six people were robbed at gunpoint in just under two hours Wednesday morning in the Back of the Yards and Brighton Park neighborhoods.
In each incident, a vehicle pulls up and gunmen get out, flash their guns and demand the victim's belongings, according to Chicago police.The robberies happened at the following times and locations:
A 49-year-old was sitting inside a parked car when two gunmen got out of a black four-door sedan and demanded his belongings at 6:02 a.m. in the 4600 block of South Albany Avenue. A 37-year-old man was pistol-whipped and robbed at 6:03 a.m. in the 2400 block of West 47th Street. He refused medical treatment at the scene.A 57-year-old man was robbed at 7:10 a.m. in the 1700 block of West 47th Street.A 20-year-old man was robbed at 7:46 a.m. in the 4400 block of South Western Avenue. The suspects also threatened a female who was sitting inside a vehicle before fleeing the scene.Chicago police have not said if they believe the robberies are connected.
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