Crime News Metro/State

Three boys — 12, 13 and 14 — charged with armed carjacking in Lawndale

The boys were arrested in Fifth City hours after the carjacking, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A judge’s gavel — Three boys were charged with allegedly carjacking a man at gunpoint March 19, 2022 on the West Side.

Three boys were armed with carjacking a man at gunpoint in Lawndale on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

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The boys, 12, 13 and 14, were arrested hours after the carjacking, police said.

They carjacked a 50-year-old man at gunpoint about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard, police said.

No court information was immediately available.

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