Illinois police and the FBI are searching for a visibly injured woman who told a local store clerk she had been abducted before she was dragged from the store and into a waiting vehicle, according to a report.
The woman, who is Black, approached a cashier inside the AutoZone on East Sibley Boulevard in Dolton, Illinois, at about 5 p.m. Sunday, and said a man she had met on a cell phone app was holding her against her will, local affiliate FOX 32 Chicago reported. At the time, she reportedly had a bloodied bandage on her right hand and bruises covering her arms and neck.
But within moments, a man entered the store and said “that was enough” as he forced the woman out of the store and into a vehicle before driving away, the report states.
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The clerk then called police and reported the incident.
Dolton, Illinois, is located about 21 miles south of Chicago.
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Police released a surveillance image of the white vehicle, which appears to be an SUV or possibly a minivan.
Investigators have described the suspect as a Black male wearing black clothing and green shoes that are missing laces.
Police are asking anyone with information related to the possible crime to call 708-690-8298.
