Chicago crime: Boy, 15, arrested minutes after allegedly trying to rob 60-year-old man

The Brief

  • A 15-year-old boy was charged with armed robbery and attempted armed robbery after allegedly robbing a 17-year-old and trying to hold up a 60-year-old man at gunpoint on Chicago’s West Side.
  • He was arrested Thursday morning and faces multiple gun-related charges.

CHICAGO A 15-year-old boy was charged with robbing a teen at gunpoint and trying to hold up another victim on a CTA platform Thursday morning on Chicago’s West Side.

The teen was arrested around 9 a.m. in the 500 block of South Kedzie Avenue, police said. He was charged with armed robbery with a firearm, attempted armed robbery with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.

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