Teen charged in Gresham carjacking

By FOX 32 Digital Staff

Published July 11, 2022 1:03pm CDT

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CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy was charged with carjacking a man at gunpoint last May in the Gresham neighborhood.

The teen was arrested Sunday in the 8500 block of South Wallace Street, police said.

He is accused of taking a car from a 25-year-old man at gunpoint on May 28 in the 8800 block of South Union Avenue, police said.

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The teen was charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.