By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
According to a release issued by the City of Elmhurst and Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, there was an incident of aggravated vehicular hijacking that reportedly took place in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store at 574 S. York St.
Police said that on Friday, Sept. 17 at 8:45 a.m. Elmhurst police were dispatched to the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on a report of a vehicular hijacking involving the display of a firearm. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim who said his vehicle had been stolen by two men who were last seen driving it south on York Street. The victim reported no injuries.
Investigation of the incident has determined that four men occupying a Black Porsche Cayenne SUV pulled into the parking lot of the 7-Eleven as the victim was entering his parked car. A male suspect exited the Porsche and approached the victim while holding a black handgun.
The suspect demanded his car, key fob, and entered the driver’s seat of the car. A second male suspect exited the Porsche and entered the front passenger seat of the victim’s car. The victim’s car and Porsche then fled the scene south on York Street. Police said it appears the Porsche was occupied by two additional unknown suspects and that the Porsche was confirmed to be recently stolen in another suburb.
At approximately 12 p.m., the victim’s abandoned vehicle was recovered by the Chicago Police Department on the 6800 block of S. Wabash Ave. The victim’s vehicle was processed by Elmhurst police evidence technicians and investigators have canvassed the area for security video recordings of the incident.
The suspects have been described as:
Suspect #1: A black male, late teens to early 20s, thin build, wearing a black surgical mask, black shirt, and displaying a black handgun.
Suspect #2: A black male, late teens to early 20s, thin build, wearing a black surgical mask and black sweatshirt.
Suspect #3: Unknown driver of the Porsche Cayenne.
Suspect #4: Unknown passenger of the Porsche Cayenne.
The Elmhurst Police Department requests that anyone with information or security video of the incident call (630) 530-3050 to speak to investigators.
