Carjacker to Victims: 'Don't Make This a Homicide'

A Homewood man's visit to the east side of Chicago Heights ended with him losing his car.

The 22-year-old man told police he and a friend were sitting in his car in the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 24 when a man in a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans walked up to the driver's side door and displayed a semi-automatic handgun.

"Don't make this a homicide," the hooded man reportedly said to the victim. "Drop your wallet on the floor and exit the vehicle. I want to know where you stay."

The victim said he then gave the suspect his wallet, then got out of the car with his companion. The suspect drove off in the victim's blue 1992 Buick LeSabre.

Police then saw the vehicle traveling westbound on 14th Street. The suspect fled from police and was last seen near the intersection of 14th Street and Portland Avenue, although police found the vehicle unoccupied in the 1300 block of Mason Court.

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