Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while filming a story on robberies

Source: Chicago Tribune

Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while filming a story on robberies

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune
Mon, August 28, 2023 at 10:00 PM EDT·2 min read

CHICAGO — A Chicago TV news crew reporting on a string of robberies in the city’s West Town neighborhood became the story themselves when they were robbed at gunpoint early Monday.

A reporter and photographer for Spanish-language TV station Univision Chicago were filming just before 5 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when three men wearing ski masks and brandishing firearms robbed them at gunpoint, according to the station.

“They were approached with guns and robbed,” said Luis Godinez, vice president of news at Univision Chicago. “Mainly it was personal items, and they took a camera.”

The Chicago police identified the victims as a 28-year-old male and 42-year-old male. They were outside when the three men drove up in a gray sedan and black SUV. After taking the items, the armed robbers fled southbound in their vehicles. No injuries were reported and no one is in custody, the police said.

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