A person of interest was taken into custody overnight in connection with the carjacking of a teacher at a Chicago high school, police said Wednesday morning.
CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted at 6:24 a.m. that detectives, with the assistance of Chicago FBI agents, took a person into custody.
"Details to follow and don't mess with our teachers!" Guglielmi added. Further information on the person of interest was not immediately available and it was not clear if charges would be filed.
The carjacking took place Tuesday in the parking lot of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School on the Near West Side.
A woman in her 30s was stepping out of her vehicle in the staff lot in the 100 block of South Laflin at 8:10 a.m. when a teenage boy entered the passenger side of the vehicle, Chicago police and the school said in a statement.
He claimed he was being chased and needed help, the school said.
The teen then showed a gun and demanded her phone and purse, the school said. He told her to exit the car and drove off. The teacher was uninjured, officials said.
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Police described the carjacker as 5-foot-4 and 130 pounds. He wore a dark gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants.
The carjacking happened during the morning rush as school was starting.
Whiteney Young has requested additional police to be present before and after classes, the school said in a statement. The high school also said it will be requesting additional cameras for the campus.
Whitney Young High School is across the street from the Chicago Police Education and Training Division.
