‘Like an ambush’: Couple speaks out after Bucktown robbery caught on camera

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago couple mentioned they had been chased down and robbed at gunpoint within the Bucktown neighborhood over the weekend.

They’re telling their story, as police work to see if it is linked to different related robberies.

The video, captured by house surveillance cameras, reveals the couple with their arms up Saturday evening.

That couple spoke with ABC7 Chicago anonymously Tuesday, and mentioned every part has modified after they lived by a horrifying armed theft Saturday evening.

The person mentioned he is now contemplating getting a hid carry allow, and his girlfriend is traumatized by being held at gunpoint.

“Not understanding if you are going to be alive, if you are going to be shot. It is a feeling that nobody ought to ever really feel. It is probably the most terrifying feeling I’ve ever felt,” she mentioned.

A pair’s night stroll became an anxiety-inducing nightmare, once they had been robbed at gunpoint about 11 p.m. within the 1700-block of North Winchester Avenue.

“The entire thing took like a minute,” the person mentioned.

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“Possibly even much less, possibly 30 seconds. It was so quick; it was so scary,” his girlfriend added.

The brazen theft was captured on a close-by surveillance digital camera, and reveals three folks bounce out of a automobile and ambush the couple, taking a telephone and pockets from the 2.

The person raises his palms and complies with the suspects, who they describe as simply youngsters.

“They open the doorways, and instantly it is nefarious. All of them had weapons,” he mentioned.

“It was like an ambush,” she added.

“They begin speeding in direction of us up the sidewalk. We attempt to make a break for it,” the person mentioned.

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The couple mentioned they really feel helpless after the assault and at the moment are even warier of their environment.

They’re urging others to have a plan in case this occurs once more.

“You simply by no means suppose this may occur to you till it occurs to you. It modifications every part,” the girl mentioned. “It is actually unhappy. I’m completely coping with some PTSD from this.”

The couple mentioned they do not have plans to maneuver from the world, however do wish to see extra motion from the town on apprehending these crimes.

“We have to get harder on crime. It is virtually prefer it’s authorized to go rob folks at gunpoint,” the person mentioned.

Chicago police mentioned they did not have any suspects in custody Tuesday, however Space 5 detectives are investigating.