Rideshare Driver Carjacked By Two Men In Avalon Park

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A rideshare driver was carjacked Saturday afternoon in the Avalon Park neighborhood.

At 4:25 p.m., the 35-year-old man driving the rideshare car picked up two men in 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, police said.

Not far from the pickup point, one of the men pulled a gun and ordered the driver out, police said.

The victim complied and the suspects drove off.

There was no one in custody late Saturday.

Chicago has been in a carjacking crisis throughout the year, with rideshare drivers being frequent targets.

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