Two Teenage Girls Arrested for Assaulting and Carjacking 61-Year-Old Man in Chicago’s Chinatown
Two teenage girls have been arrested in connection with the assault of a 62-year-old rideshare driver, Danxin Shi, in Chicago’s Chinatown.
The Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested a 17-year-old girl on Wednesday in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Ave. The following day, a 15-year-old girl was also taken into custody in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Ave. Both teenagers have been charged with two felony counts of vehicular hijacking and aggravated battery against a victim aged 60 or older.
These teenagers are believed to be two of the three females who physically attacked Shi in front of his apartment on West 22nd Place around 5:30 p.m. on September 5. After he parked his car, the three suspects chased him. Surveillance footage shows one of the women hitting Shi with what appears to be a pipe while he was on the ground.
“They’re holding me, you know, three people, three girls hitting and beating me,” Shi previously told ABC7 Chicago. “I have a key, and they took my key.”
The attackers fled the scene with his car, which deeply affected Shi as a driver. The Chicago Police Department is currently searching for the remaining suspect.
