Chicago TV News Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Reporting on a String of Robberies

Chicago TV News Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Reporting on a String of Robberies
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The Associated Press
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CHICAGO—A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks.

Spanish-language station Univision Chicago said a reporter and photographer were filming just before 5 a.m. Monday in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood when three masked men brandishing firearms robbed them, taking their television camera and other items.