Parolee Charged With Carjacking After Cop Identifies His Gun From Social Media Posts

A paroled gun offender has been imprisoned after Chicago police detectives linked him to an armed carjacking by reviewing his social media posts, according to officials.

Fredrick Buchanan, 20, has been on parole since December for two other gun crimes. Prosecutors claim he was one of four armed men who carjacked a 66-year-old man last month.

Around 1:11 p.m. on March 4, the victim was outside his residence in the 4400 block of South Berkeley when masked shooters approached him in a Nissan Maxima with stolen plates. Prosecutors said the guys demanded the keys to the victim’s red BMW X3, and Buchanan stole $200 cash from the victim’s trouser pocket…

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