THE HUNT IS ON FOR WILDEBEAST

West Side man was killed during a street robbery Tuesday night less than a mile from his home, Chicago police said today.
Charges were pending against two men arrested the same night, authorities said.

The victim was identified as Akeem J. Morris, of the 4200 block of West Jackson Boulevard, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Morris was with five other people walking in the 4000 block of West End Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, when they were approached by three men at about 6:40 p.m., said Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman.

One of the men pulled a handgun and announced the robbery, while the two other men attempted to get cash and items from the victims, Perez said.

Police believe Morris was shot in the face when he resisted, Perez said. No other injuries were reported as the three robbers fled in a vehicle.

Morris was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Officers arrested two men in the area of the shooting and were searching for a third. No charges had yet been filed, Perez said.