Sexual assault survivor says city failed her, claims police took hours to respond

Lauren, she is disappointed in the police response time and also in the mayor's comments when he said that he is going to look into this. The 19-year-old victim is telling her story because she says she doesn't want anyone else to go through what she did, a traumatic experience that was made even worse. 19-year-old Yazelle Garcia was in her Auburn Gresham apartment on Sunday morning when a man broke in, robbed her, and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint. She, her fiancé, and her mother called 911 about ten times. She knew she needed to go to a hospital. She said police responded about four hours later. A community alert was posted showing a security camera image of the offender. Her landlord said he saw the offender later in the neighborhood, but could not get police to respond. After police arrived to take her statement, she said they were insensitive to what had happened. She now has a GoFundMe page to raise money to pursue legal action. Okay, so me being sexually violated, unconsensual whatsoever in my own home. That wasn't a prioritized for you. That was nowhere near on the top of your list. That was far from it. Thank you. Thank you for informing me that I am not a prioritized. I'm not a priority to you, to none of you, and I am no longer going to talk to you guys ever. Yazelle says she is traumatized. She cannot return home and she is seeking therapy, but the money she is raising is to pursue legal action. Police have confirmed they have a person of interest in custody. Reporting live, I'm Joni Long, Fox Chicago.