Burglars ram truck into Chicago Louis Vuitton store; crash involving getaway car kills bystander

"Police said a group of suspects crashed a pick-up truck into the Louis Vuitton store on East Walton Street. Cellphone video from a witness captured the moment thieves rammed the vehicle into the luxury store. The video then shows a group of people dressed in dark clothing rush into the store and then run out with stolen items. The people are then seen getting into other vehicles that were either parked nearby or that pulled up."

"Police said one of the getaway vehicles, a Kia Stinger, fled southbound on Michigan Avenue, where it was involved in a crash with a Honda CR-V at Ohio Street. The driver of the Honda, a man in his 40s who was not involved in the burglary, was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Five suspects from the Kia were taken into custody and transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said."

"No injuries were reported and items from the burglary were located in the vehicle. This is the second break-in in the Gold Coast over the last few weeks. "These are not victimless crimes, these are dangerous crimes and the people who continue to perpetrate them need to be prosecuted and jailed for lengthy sentences," Alderman Brian Hopkins said. "We are done tolerating it.""

Burglars rammed a pick-up truck into the Louis Vuitton store on East Walton Street in Chicago at about 4:53 a.m., stealing luxury goods. Cellphone video shows people in dark clothing rushing into the store, taking items, and fleeing in multiple vehicles. One getaway vehicle, a Kia Stinger, collided with a Honda CR-V at Ohio Street; the Honda driver, a man in his 40s who was not involved in the burglary, was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. Five suspects from the Kia were taken into custody and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Another getaway vehicle crashed on DuSable Lake Shore Drive; two suspects were arrested and two escaped. Items from the burglary were recovered and the heist remains under investigation.

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