nice to see the good guys win
Police: Customer with concealed carry license kills robber; 5 wounded in other shootings
Photo gallery: Concealed carry shooting in Gage Park
(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Jeremy Gorner, Gregory Pratt and Megan CrepeauContact ReportersChicago Tribune
A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber, authorities said.
Citing preliminary information, police said a man walked into a store in the 2700 block of West 51st Street in the Gage Park neighborhood around 7 p.m., announced a robbery to an employee working behind the counter and displayed a handgun.
Another employee came from the back of the store and the gunman pointed his weapon at her, police said. He then made her go to the back of the store, which also serves as a currency exchange.
After that, a customer who was also inside the business pulled out a gun and opened fire at the robber, killing him, police said. The robber was believed to be in his 40s, police said.
Police said the shooter has a valid concealed carry license and a valid firearm owner's identification card.
At least five people have been wounded in other shootings across the city since Saturday night, police said:
At 1:25 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in the Fuller Park neighborhood, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a Chicago police spokesman.
Police: Customer with concealed carry license kills robber; 5 wounded in other shootings
Photo gallery: Concealed carry shooting in Gage Park
(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Jeremy Gorner, Gregory Pratt and Megan CrepeauContact ReportersChicago Tribune
A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber, authorities said.
Citing preliminary information, police said a man walked into a store in the 2700 block of West 51st Street in the Gage Park neighborhood around 7 p.m., announced a robbery to an employee working behind the counter and displayed a handgun.
Another employee came from the back of the store and the gunman pointed his weapon at her, police said. He then made her go to the back of the store, which also serves as a currency exchange.
After that, a customer who was also inside the business pulled out a gun and opened fire at the robber, killing him, police said. The robber was believed to be in his 40s, police said.
Police said the shooter has a valid concealed carry license and a valid firearm owner's identification card.
At least five people have been wounded in other shootings across the city since Saturday night, police said:
At 1:25 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in the Fuller Park neighborhood, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a Chicago police spokesman.
