Cami Blechschmidt, a student at DePaul University, was near Jackson and Wabash in Chicago’s Loop when she was attacked Tuesday afternoon. “It’s just a scary thing, like you never think it’s going to happen to you until something like that happens,” she said. The 25-year-old was waiting for a Lyft when she said a man came up from behind and…
“Two women they came and helped me, and I called the police and that’s when another girl who got punched, she came and she helped me,” Blechschmidt said. “She’s like I just got punched too.”“I was kinda scared that he was just going to walk away, and it was going to be hard to kinda like catch him after that,” said Magiera. “I just followed him. 911 was not quite happy about that, but I just followed him, and I’m glad because he punched the third victim, and I was there.
Chicago police ended up arresting 28-year-old William Livingston with Magiera’s help. Investigators believe he attacked a total of four women in the Loop just minutes apart that day. The victims range in age from 25 to 49 years old. Records show Livingston was previously arrested over the years for burglary, battery and assault.
“I’m still [in] a little shock that this guy with so many history of attacks that he just walks away in the streets of Chicago,” Magiera said.“Hopefully we’ll get either the help or we’ll get the justice we deserve,” said Blechschmidt.