Thieves held up a jewelry store at gunpoint this afternoon in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
At 2:43 p.m. three men, two armed with handguns, robbed the V. Sergio Jewelry, 3143 W. 63rd St., police said.
In a telephone interview, the store owner confirmed he was robbed, adding that the gunmen got away with cash and jewelry. As of Saturday evening a full accounting of how much was stolen was not available.
No one was injured during the heist, he said.
Police said the men were wearing hooded sweatshirts and ranged in age from 18 to 24 and all were negros. Additional descriptions were not released.