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Two Killed After Jewelry-Store Robbery in Little Village as Suspect Flees

The suspect remains at large after fleeing in a white SUV, according to police.

Overview

  • Police say the confrontation erupted outside a business on the 3800 block of West 26th Street just before 6 p.m. Saturday.
  • The robber had displayed a gun inside the store, took property, then fought with two men, ages 25 and 63, before firing multiple shots.
  • Both victims were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and were later pronounced dead.
  • The gunman fled south on Springfield Avenue in a white SUV, and no arrests had been announced by midday Sunday.
  • Chicago police counted the Little Village killings within a weekend tally of at least four people killed and seven others wounded citywide.