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Ride-share driver carjacked at gunpoint in Bronzeville

The men stole his phone, wallet and the 2019 Nissan Rogue he was driving.

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A 55-year-old ride-share driver was carjacked Dec. 15, 2020, in the 4500 block of South Prairie Avenue.

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A ride-share driver was carjacked at gunpoint early Tuesday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

About 12:25 a.m., the 55-year-old driver picked up two males in 4500 block of South Prairie Avenue, who pulled out a gun, told him to pull over and announced a robbery, Chicago police said.

The men stole his phone, wallet and the 2019 Nissan Rogue he was driving, police said. The 55-year-old man was not injured.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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