Man charged in South Chicago carjacking

Raheem Wilson | Chicago police

An 18-year-old man is facing charges after he was arrested in connection with an armed carjacking Tuesday in South Chicago on the South Side.

Raheem Wilson has been charged with a felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, Chicago police said.

Wilson was arrested about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after being identified by officers as the person who allegedly took a 56-year-old woman’s vehicle and by force an hour earlier in the 8300 block of South Baltimore Avenue, police said. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge for possessing ammunition without a valid FOID card.

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Wilson is due in bond court Thursday.

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