Police in Chicago on Monday said a TV reporter and cameraman were robbed at gunpoint while covering a string of robberies in the neighborhood.
Authorities said the Univision crew was in West Town around 5 a.m. Monday when three armed men wearing ski masks drove up on the journalists.
The masked suspects demanded money from the two victims, then went through their SUV and stole a camera, two bags of equipment and a personal backpack belonging to the Univision’s photographer, the station said.
Meanwhile, a woman was the victim of an armed carjacking in the same block where the journalists were robbed just hours before they went into the field.
It’s the second instance of a Chicago journalist being robbed this month.
A member of WLS’ news team was assaulted and robbed on Aug. 8 while covering a news conference about the shooting death of a teen boy.
• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.
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