Group fires shots at Oak Lawn home, crashes stolen SUV and tries to carjack mother, police say

Oak Garden police are investigating a report of pictures fired at about 4:49 a.m. within the 5400 block of 99th Place, police stated. A witness heard a loud noise, appeared outdoors and noticed what they described as three males subsequent to his neighbor’s 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. After shining a light-weight on the offenders, a number of of the topics started to fireplace pictures from a handgun on the witness. Three rounds struck the entrance of the single-family residence. None of its occupants had been injured.

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The group then entered a blue Mercedes SUV, reported stolen to the Chicago Police Division on April 15, that was parked on the road. They fled eastbound on 99th Place at a excessive velocity earlier than placing a tree on the parkway of the Oak Garden Hometown Center Faculty, police stated.

The group then tried to carjack a lady who occurred to be driving south on Minnick Avenue together with her small little one shortly after the crash, police stated. When the group approached her, one pointed a handgun at her whereas one other tried to open the passenger facet door of her automobile. She accelerated and was in a position to escape unhurt.

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Police searched the world, however no arrests have been made. Police posted on Twitter shortly after 6:30 a.m. that the scene stay energetic and for residents to stay indoors. At about 7:42 a.m., police stated there was not a menace to the world.

Police stated this was the second incident previously two weeks wherein somebody tried to steal a automotive and fired pictures at a sufferer or witness. Police requested that anybody who’s a witness to an incident doesn’t confront the offenders except life is being threatened.

Anybody with info is requested to name the Oak Garden Police Detective Division at (708)907-4051 or textual content tricks to (708) 613-8477. These incidents are being actively investigated, police stated.