17-year-old charged with carjacking elderly woman in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL – A male juvenile has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking after he was arrested on May 3, 2023, in the 8500 block of S. Kingston, according to police.

The 17-year-old was identified as one of the offenders involved in a carjacking that occurred several hours earlier in the 1900 block of E. 87th St.

The incident involved a 75-year-old female victim who had her vehicle taken at gunpoint.

The teen suspect was subsequently charged with one count of vehicular hijacking and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

He appeared in Juvenile Court on May 4. No further information has been released at this time.

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