Man Turns Himself In After Beating, Robbing Woman In Bucktown

CHICAGO, IL — Police said a man turned himself in at the Area Central police headquarters Wednesday morning after a 23-year-old woman was attacked and robbed. Police have not confirmed whether the man was the attacker. The assault happened in the city's Bucktown neighborhood early Sunday morning.

A suspect followed the woman from the CTA Blue Line stop at North and Damen Avenues at around 3:30 a.m., police said. The man pulled her into a gangway in the 1600 block of North Bell Avenue, and beat, robbed and ordered her to remove her clothing, police said.

Police released a surveillance photo Tuesday evening of the suspect who they believed followed the woman from the Blue Line stop, and he turned himself in about four hours later.

Police said charges had not been filed as of Wednesday morning and Area Central detectives were investigating.

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