Police: Couple carjacked by gunman at Hawthorn Mall

A couple was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday night in the parking lot of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, according to Vernon Hills police.

At 8:05 p.m., police responded to a call at the parking lot near the mall's Tricoci Beauty Salon.

The couple were loading up a Chevrolet Equinox when a man stepped out of a white vehicle and approached them, police said.

The man displayed a silver semi-automatic handgun and demanded the couple's keys. The couple complied, and no one was injured, police said.

Police described the man as being 6 foot 3 inches tall with a thin build. The man drove away from the parking lot in an unknown direction on Townline Road, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.