Police are investigating a string of armed robberies reported early Friday on the North and West sides.
A group of two to four people brandished handguns and stole property from at least 10 people, three of whom were struck on the head with a gun, Chicago police said.
The robberies occurred between 12:45 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., with three of them reported within about five minutes in Logan Square and West Town, according to police.
Some of the robberies were reported:
About 12:45 a.m. in the 2100 block of West Cullerton Street
About 1 a.m. in the 2600 block of West Iowa Street
About 1:05 a.m. in the 900 block of North Western Avenue
About 1:19 a.m. in the 800 block of North Rockwell Street
About 1:21 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Armitage Avenue
About 1:25 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Shakespeare Avenue
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The suspects are described by police as Black males aged 15 to 30 years old. They wore dark clothes and ski masks and were armed with dark semi-automatic handguns. The group fled in a vehicle after each incident, police said.
Additionally, the group is accused of robbing four other people early Sunday on the Northwest and West sides.
Those incidents were reported between 2 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
According to police, the latest robberies reported:
About 2 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Spaulding Avenue
About 2:10 a.m. in the 900 block of North Damen Avenue
About 2:15 a.m. in the 1500 block of West Augusta Boulevard
About 2:45 a.m. in the 3000 block of West Palmer Boulevard
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