A 15-year-old boy is accused of robbing eight people at gunpoint on a crime spree across Chicago this summer.
Police say the robberies occurred within two hours on August 9, ranging from the South Loop to the Far South Side:
- 5:30 a.m. in the 1900-block of S. Michigan; 21-year-old female victim
- 6:00 a.m. in the 700-block of S. Wells; 22-year-old male victim
- 6:30 a.m. in the 4300-block of S. California; 36-year-old male victim
- 6:40 a.m. in the 1900-block of W. 47th St.; 62-year-old male victim
- 6:40 a.m. in the 1900-block of W. 47th St.; 59-year-old female victim
- 6:50 a.m. in the 800-block of W. Garfield Blvd.; 43-year-old female victim
- 6:50 a.m. in the 800-block of W. Garfield Blvd.; 32-year-old female victim
- 7:13 a.m. in the 11700-block of S. State; 24-year-old female victim
The teen allegedly carried out the robbery in a stolen vehicle. He was detained on Thursday in the Near South Side and faces eight felony counts of armed robbery, as well as a stolen car charge.
The boy is due in juvenile court on Friday. Additional information was not readily available.
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