Black Armed Robber Andre Stovall charged with robbing white girls at knifepoint at a Metra Station

Five girls, ages 12 to 16, were robbed at knifepoint Friday night while waiting at the 83rd Street Metra station in the South Chicago neighborhood.

One victim escaped the station and flagged down police, who arrested Andre L. Stovall, 33, after a brief chase.

The girls told police that two men entered the 83rd Street station, 8300 S. Exchange Ave., which is served by the Metra Electric District Line, about 11 p.m. Friday. Both men were armed with knives, police said, and both threatened to kill the girls if they did not hand over their possessions.

Stovall held a 13-year-old against the wall by her neck, according to a police report, while pointing his black-handled knife at a 12-year-old. He said, “Give me your phone and purse, b----, or I will kill you,” according to the arrest report.

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