Two 14-year-old boys were apprehended late Tuesday, hours after police say they stole a woman’s vehicle at gunpoint on the city’s South Side.
The arrests happened at about 11:11 p.m. in the West Town area, with one in the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street and the other in the 1700 block of West Kinzie Street.
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According to police, the boys were recognized as suspects in a carjacking that occurred around two hours earlier in the 7500 block of South Emerald Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood.
Police said a 48-year-old woman had her car taken at gunpoint.
One of the boys is facing three felony charges: vehicular hijacking with a firearm, attempted armed robbery, and aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm. Three outstanding warrants also sought the man’s arrest, according to police.
The second boy has a felony charge of vehicular hijacking with a firearm. Police said he also had an outstanding warrant.
No other information was immediately provided.
