Crime & Safety
Chicago Mother Beside Herself After 12-Year-Old Son Is Robbed; Alderman Demands Action
It is an incident that has left the family – lifelong Chicagoans – shaken, and wondering if they should move out of the city.
October 5, 2023
CHICAGO (CBS) -- For months, we have been talking about sprees of robberies around Chicago – sometimes violent, and often armed, attackers have hit neighborhoods across the city.
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This past summer in Ukrainian Village, a 12-year-old boy and his friend were robbed – targeted by a group wielding a gun. His mother spoke Wednesday night to CBS 2's Marybel González about fears for her family's safety.
It is an incident that has left the family – lifelong Chicagoans – shaken, and wondering if they should move out of the city.
