Brazen daylight robbery of elderly Chicago woman at gunpoint caught on camera
Suspect seen snatching purse before taking off in blue Honda CRV
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An elderly woman was robbed of her purse at gunpoint on Chicago's north side Wednesday morning, and the crime was caught on camera.
Police say it happened around 11:20 a.m. The woman victim was on the sidewalk with her dog when an unknown man got out of a vehicle, pulled a gun and demanded her belongings, FOX 32 Chicago reports.
The suspect can be seen on surveillance video snatching the woman's purse before taking off in a blue Honda CRV.
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"It's weird feeling fear in your neighborhood," Mike Walker, the victim's son-in-law told FOX 32. "She's a hilarious lady. She jokes that she got through 70 years of her life without a gun pointed in her face, so she's in good spirits, but she's stunned."
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Police have not reported anyone in custody for the robbery. The investigation is ongoing.