Two women robbed at gunpoint by masked men in River North on Saturday morning – CWB Chicago
Two women were robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning in River North after a pair of masked men jumped from a car and confronted them on the street, according to Chicago police.
The women, both 40, were walking in the 800 block of North Clark Street around 11:30 a.m. when a white vehicle pulled alongside them. Two men got out, pulled handguns, and demanded their property, according to CPD.
The victims handed over their belongings, and the robbers fled south on Clark Street with their handbags. Neither woman was injured. Several witnesses immediately called 911 to report the robbery, describing the suspects as two Black men wearing masks and dark clothing.
Officers reviewing surveillance footage determined that the getaway vehicle was a white Honda Accord with temporary license tags. The car was last seen heading toward the Ontario Street feeder ramp after the robbery, police said.
No arrests had been announced, and police did not release additional descriptions of the suspects.
