The boy and the man are being questioned and police are investigating whether they are responsible for similar crimes.
At about 12:15 a.m., police who were conducting a routine patrol were flagged down by a 25-year-old man on the 5300 block of South Drexel Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
The man told police that he was returning to his home from a trip and was carrying a laptop bag with an Apple laptop inside and a duffel bag along with his passport when three men went up to him and demanded the items.
One of the men had a gun and another man punched him, causing cuts and abrasions. The victim told the police the men fled in a 2003 gold Pontiac Grand Prix.
Police were able to track down the car and tried to pull it over but the men sped off, running through a red light. Eventually, police managed to stop the car near 47th and Wentworth Avenue where the people jumped out and ran on foot.
Two of the people were caught a short distance away but the third person managed to escape.
Police found a loaded .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun as well as the stolen items in the car.
Charges are pending.
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