Armed men hit at least 3 businesses overnight, Chicago police say
A group of three armed men struck three businesses taking money from cash registers and employees overnight Tuesday, Chicago police said.
The first robbery happened about 9:50 p.m. in the 1800 block of West 47th Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.
Three men entered a business with guns and demanded property from an employee while one of them grabbed money from a register. The armed robbers then fled in an unknown direction, police said.
Shortly before 10:10 p.m., three men entered a business in the 1100 block of West 18th Street with handguns and demanded property from an employee and four customers. One of the armed robbers struck the employee in the head with a handgun before the robbers fled in a silver sedan, police said. The employee refused medical help.
Around 10:20 p.m., three men entered a business in the 2000 block of North Damen Avenue in the Bucktown neighborhood and demanded property from an employee while one of the men took money from a register before fleeing in a light-colored sedan, police said.
No one was in custody for the robberies, and detectives were investigating.
