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.
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