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Video Supports Story Woman Fled Robbery Before Being Fatally Struck On Lake Shore Drive: Police

(STMW) -- Police have discovered video supporting the claim that an attempted robbery led to a woman being fatally struck by a pickup truck on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday in the Gold Coast, an official said.

While there is more video to review, Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said one snippet corroborates reports that Pamela Johnson, 32, and a 43-year-old man were approached by a group of "possibly" seven or eight men before they were both hit by the truck, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

Now police want to question members of that group about the incident, Guglielmi said.

Police released surveillance stills of the group Monday.

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Police want to question these men, who may have been involved in a robbery attempt along Lake Shore Drive. (Chicago Police Dept.)

Authorities originally said they were investigating "discrepancies" after they were told Johnson and her companion had been victims of a robbery.

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The man told investigators he was walking with Johnson about 1:40 a.m. in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were approached by a group of males, at least one of whom was showing a handgun, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

He told police the two tried to run away across Lake Shore Drive when the group announced a robbery, but they were hit by the pickup in the southbound lanes near Huron Street, police said. They were both taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Johnson, who lived in the 9100 block of South Marquette, was pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m., authorities said. An autopsy Sunday did not rule on her cause and manner of death, pending further studies.

The man's condition was stabilized at Northwestern, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (312) 747-8380.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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