Family runs to hospital after being carjacked

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Two parents with a babe ran to Lurie Children’s Hospital for assistance precocious Wednesday aft being carjacked successful Streeterville.

CBS 2’s Jermont Terry spoke with the household Wednesday night. The mates was beyond frightened aft what they experienced.

The couple’s car was connected St. Clair Street adjacent Superior Street, but they ended up moving for information and calling constabulary astatine Lurie Children’s Hospital down the street.

Video shows the parent clinging to the babe arsenic they described what happened to constabulary successful the lobby of the hospital, 225 E. Chicago Ave.

It was not wide if the mates and kid were visiting Lurie, oregon if they conscionable utilized the infirmary arsenic a harmless spot aft the carjacking.

But Chicago Police said the antheral of the couple, 22, was lasting adjacent to his car astatine 5:43 p.m. erstwhile 3 men confronted him. One of the men showed a weapon and demanded the vehicle.

The begetter gave up the car and the keys, and 2 of the carjackers took disconnected successful the car.

CBS 2’s Terry spoke concisely to the mates erstwhile they came outside. They were excessively upset to speech connected camera.

They said they were physically OK. We are told the kid was not successful the car during the carjacking.

No 1 was successful custody precocious Wednesday. We bash cognize determination are plentifulness of information cameras successful the area, and Chicago Police were reviewing surveillance Wednesday night.

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Area Three detectives are investigating.