A couple trying to escape a robbery were hit by a pickup truck on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday morning
A couple trying to escape a robbery were hit by a pickup truck on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday morning.
Police say Pamela Johnson, 32, and her boyfriend, 43, were approached by a group of men who announced a robbery around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday morning near the 600 block of Lake Shore Drive. Police say that at least one of the men was armed with a hand gun.
Investigators say the couple attempted to flee across Lake Shore Drive, but were struck by a pickup truck heading southbound.
Johnson and her boyfriend were taken to Northwestern Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. He is in stable condition.
Police say no one is in custody and are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact them.
