CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint while unloading supplies from her car on the Northwest Side on Saturday afternoon.
Chicago police say it all unfolded just after 6 p.m. in the 3400 block of North Albany Avenue in the city’s Avondale neighborhood.
According to officers, the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was unloading supplies from the back of her black Volkswagen SUV when she was approached by two men who held her at gunpoint and demanded the keys to her car.
Authorities say the two men then fled the scene in the victim’s car.
The woman was not injured during the incident and police said an investigation is now underway.
Officers did not provide a description of the individuals responsible.
Anyone with information on the armed carjacking is asked to contact CPD Area Five Detectives at 312-746-6554 or dial 911.
Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.