Watch CBS News

Teen charged with carjacking elderly woman on Chicago's South Side

CBS News Live
CBS News Chicago Live

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 16-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking an elderly woman at gunpoint in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Police said the boy was arrested shortly after 1:30 p.m. in the 700 block of West 81st Street, after he was identified as one of the carjackers who stole a 78-year-old woman's vehicle at gunpoint minutes earlier near 76th and Eggleston.

The boy is charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking and one misdemeanor count of reckless conduct.

He is due to appear in Juvenile Court on Thursday.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.