A TV news crew covering armed robbers in Chicago were themselves robbed this week, as the city continues to struggle with a surge in crime.
The two crew members, a reporter and photographer for Univision Chicago, were standing on the street in the city's Wicker Park neighborhood on Monday when two vehicles pulled up and three masked men with guns took their equipment and belongings, according to USA Today.
The identities of the victims have not been released, but police reported that they were not injured. No arrests were made as of Tuesday morning.
The story is the latest example of Chicago's struggle with crime and violence. Dozens of people are shot and several killed on a weekly basis.
Crime increased by 38 percent in the month after Democratic mayor Brandon Johnson took office in May. In late July, robberies were up 17 percent compared with the same time last year, according to police data, and were up by 30 percent in the past three years.
A Democratic Chicago alderwoman asked gang members this month to limit their shootings and murders to the evening hours.