At least three businesses and six victims were robbed at gunpoint overnight on the North and Northwest Sides, according to Chicago police.
The first business was hit around 10 p.m. in. A male wearing an all white hooded sweatshirt entered a business in the 2300 West Belmont Avenue and demanded money while showing a handgun.
Police say the offender then took cash from the register and fled the business in unknown direction. Three unknown males wearing all black got out of a white Kia armed with handguns and took personal property from three males and one female. The incident occurred around 12:10 a.m. in the 2300 West Armitage Avenue.A few minutes later, a man wearing all black entered a business in the 2300 North Damen Avenue armed with a handgun and stole cash from the register.
Police say three males wearing all black driving a white Kia robbed a business and two additional victims in the 2000 North Milwaukee Avenue around 3 a.m. Two of the offenders entered the business and demanded cash from the registers. The third offender robbed two separate victims in the parking lot. No arrests have been reported. Area five detectives are investigating the robberies.on Tuesday warning residents about a string of strong-armed robberies targeting victims on the North Side.
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