This is wild!
In a viral video, a Chicago news crew experienced a real-life situation by getting robbed at gunpoint while reporting about robberies in the city. They got a taste of how robberies are rampant in the city and it was scary.
The police have to up their game because it’s getting scarier each other.
Although the murder rates in Chicago have dominated headlines in crime news, the city also has a lingering problem regarding robberies. Carjackings and armed robberies have been running rampant all over the city. Over 30 robberies have occurred in Chicago within 12 hours between Sunday and Monday.
A news team attempted to report on the recent uptick in criminal activity, but instead, they inadvertently added to the numbers. The incident happened around 5 a.m. on 1200 North Milwaukee Avenue when a reporter and a photographer from the news crew were preparing to film a news segment.
Yet ANOTHER robbery was caught on video last night.
They hit the woman, order her to stop screaming. Then demand her PIN while pointing a gun at her face.
Don't worry. The Chicago Police Department won't do anything risky like chasing these guys.#Chicago pic.twitter.com/bXixPfYes8
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) August 28, 2023
In an ironic twist of fate, three masked gunmen sprang from two nearby vehicles, a gray Sedan and a black SUV, and robbed them clean before making the dash. Ultimately, the perpetrators stole the new crew’s cameras and personal belongings. No arrests have been made in connection to the incident.
According to reports, this marks the second time that a news crew was robbed while in the field during August.
The robbers probably got a hint of the news crew coming to the city to report on robberies and decided to give them a taste of how robberies are rampant and are done in the city.