Chicago police investigate string of North Side armed robberies
CHICAGO — Seven armed robberies were reported across the city’s North Side overnight, police said.
The robberies happened in West Ridge, Lincoln Square, Norwood Park and Irving Park
Police said the first incident took place at Winnemac Food & Liquor near the 5000 block of North Western Avenue around 9:38 p.m. Thursday night.
Two males entered the establishment armed with handguns, taking an unknown amount of money before fleeing. They also took the wallets of two individuals. An 83-year-old man was hit in the head.
The next incident took place at Basil Food & Liquor in the 7400 block of North Western Avenue around 11:07 p.m. Three men wearing all black entered the establishment armed with handguns and one of them fired shots at the clerk who returned fire.
The clerk, who was the store owner’s son, was injured by flying glass. There were no other reported injuries and the individuals fled in a silver SUV.
The next incident occurred at A&P Food & Liquor at 9:45 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Peterson Street. Two individuals armed with handguns entered the store and took two cash drawers with an unknown amount of money. They also took the wallets of four individuals before fleeing.
In the same strip mall, individuals entered a Subway restaurant and took an unknown amount of money from the cash drawer at gunpoint. they fled in a dark-colored sedan.
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Around 40 minutes later, two individuals entered another Subway restaurant in Norwood Park in the 5200 block of North Nagle and took an unknown amount of money from a cash drawer at gunpoint. They fled in a dark-colored sedan and are not in custody.
Police found an empty cash register drawer in an alley that may have been from the Subway.
The last business hit was a 7/11 store where an unknown amount of money and fled in a dark colored sedan. There were no reported injuries.
There is currently no one in custody for any of the incidents and police are investigating.
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