Chicago Boy Saves Sister When Alleged Kidnapper Tries to Pull Her Into Van
Two siblings in Chicago say they thwarted an attempted kidnapping.
— -- A 13-year-old boy says he helped save his older sister from a man who tried to pull her into his van in broad daylight in Chicago.
Diavonnie Ingram, 15, and her brother, Devonte, 13, told ABC station WLS in Chicago that they were walking in an alley in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago when the apparent attempted kidnapping took place on Monday morning.
"She was already halfway into the van, like to the waist," Devonte told WLS. "I was right here, and I had to grab her legs and keep pulling as hard as I could."
"I was grabbing anything I could trying not to go in the van," Diavonnie told WLS.
Felicia Wings, their mother, told WLS her son was a "hero" and called the incident "really disturbing."
Wings could not be reached for comment by ABC News.
"My heart dropped. I mean, you know, these are my kids," Wings told WLS. "I see and read about this all the time, but for it to happen to me, I was just took back. I was flabbergasted. I couldn't believe it."
Diavonnie said the license plate was covered but they both had a look at the suspect.
Police, in a written "community alert," said two juveniles were walking on the 3000 Block of North Francisco around 7:20 a.m. Monday "when an unknown male grabbed the female juvenile and dragged her towards a parked white van, which had the rear doors open.
"The male juvenile witness then grabbed the legs of the victim and began yelling," the alert added. "The male offender then picked up property belonging to the victim, entered the white van, and fled eastbound from the location."
Police did not identify the teens or give their ages, and declined to comment on the case beyond the written alert.
The alert described the suspect as a white Hispanic male, 20 to 30 years old, 5-foot-9 to 6-foot-2, and 190 to 210 pounds. It added that he was "clean-shaven, with dark curly hair, wearing a black and white Adidas jacket and black construction boots."
The vehicle was described as a white work van with no side windows and a large dent on the front passenger side.
"If you have any information," the alert read, "contact the Bureau of Detectives -- Area North, (312) 744-8261."
