2 dead in Little Calumet River after carjacking leads to police chase

A police chase spurred by a carjacking on the Near North Side ended with two suspects dead in a river on the Far South Side early Saturday, authorities said.

Three others were in custody following the pursuit of the stolen vehicle on the Bishop Ford Freeway near south suburban Lansing, according to Illinois State Police.

State troopers and Chicago police went after a white Rolls Royce about 4:40 a.m. after being notified of an armed carjacking, state police said. Troopers followed the vehicle to Lansing, where the car was parked and five people got into a black Infiniti, state police said.

The chase continued, but ended soon after when the vehicle crashed at 127th Street and Indiana Avenue. Three people were taken into custody, but two jumped into the Little Calumet River, state police said.

They were recovered shortly after, taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified them as Curtis Hicks, 21, and Amos Gibson, 27.