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Three Arrested After Tow Truck Driver Reports Gunpoint Chase on Chicago’s South Side

Police say charges remain pending during the investigation.

Overview

  • Police say the incident began around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday as a 28-year-old tow truck driver attempted to tow a vehicle in the 7200 block of South Paulina Street.
  • A dark-colored car followed the tow truck, and the driver flagged down officers in the 1400 block of West 71st Street.
  • Officers soon located the suspected vehicle and detained a 49-year-old man, a 49-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old woman.
  • Authorities recovered a firearm, and the driver reported that a man in the pursuing car pointed a gun at him.
  • The tow company shared dashcam video it says shows a gun pointed from a car window during the encounter.