A 66-year-old woman was brutally attacked and robbed at an ATM in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood, authorities said. The incident occurred late Sunday night, around 10:40 p.m. when the victim was at a Chase Bank drive-thru ATM on the 3200 block of West Addison Street; it was then that two male assailants forcibly opened her car door, struck her in the head with an unspecified object and made off with her possessions, according to Chicago Sun-Times.
The woman, who was on a call with her daughter during the robbery, suffered a laceration to her head that will require stitches her daughter recounted the harrowing experience to WLS, telling the news outlet, "I could just hear her scream.", following the attack, the victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital and is in good condition despite the violent ordeal.
Laura Velazquez, a Chase customer who regularly uses the branch expressed her concerns about ATM safety, stating, "I try not to come to the bank anymore because it's happening too often and it's scary." The sentiment echoes throughout the community as the fear of such brazen crimes in seemingly ordinary locations haunts everyday people attempting to conduct routine financial transactions.
Chicago police confirmed that no arrests have been made yet, and efforts are underway by Area Five detectives to find those responsible for the attack as the investigation is ongoing, meanwhile, residents remain vigilant, many preferring the relative safety of cashless transactions over venturing into potentially perilous settings for their banking needs.
