A woman was sexually assaulted Thursday night in the Lake View neighborhood.
About 9 p.m., the 24-year-old woman was coming home when she noticed a man outside her apartment’s courtyard in the 3900 block of North Freemont Street, Chicago Police said.
He followed her into the courtyard then into the hallway of her building, where he grabbed her from behind and started to choke her with both arms, police said. He sexually assaulted her and then ran away with her wallet and keys.
The suspect was described as a black man in his 20s with short curly hair, standing 6-foot-2, weighing 190 pounds and wearing all black clothing, police said.
Anyone with information was asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8261.
