A person who out of jail lower than 4 months after serving time for a number of armed robberies and a carjacking died late Tuesday when he crashed a freshly-carjacked SUV on the West Aspect, based on Chicago police and courtroom information.
Round 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, a person was altering the tire on his 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee within the 4200 block of South Artesian Avenue when an armed, masked man approached and ordered him out of the automobile, a CPD report said. The sufferer complied. His girlfriend, who witnessed the carjacking dwell over FaceTime, instantly referred to as 911.
Roughly 20 minutes later, officers had been referred to as to the 2800 block of West Van Buren Avenue, the place the identical Jeep had jumped a curb and slammed right into a tree. Police stated the driving force was discovered unresponsive contained in the SUV and was pronounced useless on the scene.
A legislation enforcement supply advised CWBChicago that officers recovered a firearm from contained in the crashed automobile.
The Prepare dinner County medical expert’s workplace recognized the deceased man as 29-year-old Jaime Chris Hernandez.
Court docket information present Hernandez was sentenced to 9 years in jail in 2018 for 3 armed robberies and a carjacking. He was launched from state custody on June 25 and remained on parole on the time of his loss of life. Data additionally point out prior jail phrases for illegal gun possession in 2014 and 2015.
Post-mortem outcomes had been pending on Thursday, based on the medical expert’s workplace.
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