A gun owner thwarted an armed robbery in Chicago this weekend after opening fire on the would-be thief.
A 29-year-old with a concealed carry permit shot a suspected armed robber at least twice around 7 p.m. Saturday evening in a cellphone store. It’s unclear if the gun owner was a customer or employee of the store.
The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment of the gunshot wounds but ultimately died due to the injuries. Police said they recovered two guns from the scene in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, one from the suspect and one from the gun owner.
It is unclear how many people were in the store at the time of the incident.
The shooting comes as the city has grappled with skyrocketing violent crimes, most notably this summer when riots and protests broke out.
The city has seen 753 killed this year, compared to the 509 murders that occurred in 2019.
