Man charged with Austin carjacking
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Malik Boyd | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man has been charged in an armed carjacking in the Austin neighborhood.
Malik Boyd, 18, is accused of carjacking a 32-year-old woman on July 6 in the 5000 block of West Erie Street, Chicago police said.
Boyd has been charged with a felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, Chicago police said. He is also facing a felony charge for aggravated unlawful use of a deadly weapon.
He is due in bond court Friday.