Sunday, January 7, 2018

Idiot shoots himself during attempted robbery of ride-share driver




UPDATED: JAN 06 2018 05:44PM CST

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A man who shot himself in the hand while attempting to rob a ride-share driver early Thursday in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood has been charged.

Torre Harper, 25, who lives in the block where the incident occurred, was charged with a felony count of attempted armed robbery with a firearm, Chicago Police said.

Harper was ordered held on $100,000 bail Friday and his next court date was scheduled for Jan. 11, according to Cook County court records.

At 2:02 a.m. Thursday, Harper was riding in a ride-share car in the 7200 block of South St. Lawrence when he pulled out a handgun and attempted to rob the driver, according to Chicago Police. The driver, a 25-year-old man, was trying to disarm Harper when the gun went off, striking Harper in his hand.

Harper was arrested and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment, police said.

The gun was not recovered, police said Thursday. No other injuries were reported.

A Lyft sticker was visible on the vehicle, but Lyft spokesman Scott Coriell said the company had no history of a ride occurring at the time or location of the robbery. He also said the driver of the vehicle “has not been active on the Lyft platform since November 2017.”

“We also reached out to that individual, who confirmed to us that this incident had nothing to do with the Lyft platform,” Coriell said.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous1/07/2018

    heres one from the SunTimes:

    CPS, community members unveil design of $85 million Englewood school

    And the enrollment vs the dropout rate in Englewood is what?

    85 million for a school that be defaced, destroyed, and most likely curriculum that will be dumbed down in an attempt to fudge with any semblance of academic achievement. Its really getting time to say adios to this city.

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