Man walking to car in West Loop carjacked at gunpoint

The carjacking epidemic is spilling over into the suburbs as people are reporting a surge in violence in several towns.

CHICAGO - A 49-year-old man was carjacked in the West Loop Saturday morning.

Just before 9 a.m., the victim was walking to his car in the 900 block of West Washington when a gray SUV approached him, police said.

The suspect exited the vehicle with a firearm and pointed it at the victim and demanded his car.

The victim complied and the offender fled the scene in the victim's vehicle.

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No suspect description was provided by police.

Area Three detectives are currently investigating.