Two men have been charged in the robbery of a convenience store on the city's Near West Side early Friday morning.
Mitchell Thomas, 24, and Jamie Branch, 23, were arrested after leading police on a chase following the robbery at a 7-11 store in the 500 block of North Halsted at about 2:55 a.m. When police arrived at the convenience store, they found a group of thieves attempting to rob the store.
The group then fled the store in a car and were chased by police before they crashed near the intersection of Grand and Cortland. The offenders then fled on foot, but police caught up with Thomas and Branch.
Two employees at the 7-11 store were injured during the robbery, police said.
One person was hit with the butt of a gun and taken to John H. Stroger Hospital in stable condition. The second person was cut in the hand and treated at the scene, according to police.
Police are pursuing two other men in connection with the robbery as well.
Thomas, of the 1400 block of East 72nd Street, was charged with one felony count of armed robbery, two felony counts of aggravated battery and one misdemeanor for domestic battery.
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Branch, of the 2200 block of Rogers in South Bend, Ind., was charged with one felony count of armed robbery and two felony counts of aggravated battery.
Thomas and Branch are expected to appear in bond court Saturday.
