A 56-year-old concealed carrier shot two would-be teenage robbers this morning in Chicago after the suspects pointed a gun at him and “demanded their belongings,” police say.
The incident unfolded around 6 a.m. on the city’s west side when a vehicle with “three men inside” approached the victim, who was inside her own vehicle, Chicago police told Fox News Digital in a release.
“One of the individuals exited the vehicle, pointed a firearm at the victim and demanded her belongings,” police said.
“A struggle ensued before the victim,” who police say legally possessed a firearm and held a concealed-carry license, “pulled out his gun and fired several rounds.”
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The block on Chicago’s west side where police say the alleged robbery attempt occurred this morning.
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Chicago police say: “Offending vehicle attempted to flee but crashed nearby.”
The driver of the suspects’ vehicle sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, while a second man was found several blocks away with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, according to investigators. .
Chicago police say the suspect’s vehicle crashed while he was trying to flee the scene.
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That suspect was taken to a hospital in serious condition. The third man involved in the incident “who was in the back seat of the offending vehicle, broke his leg in the crash and was transported to an area hospital in good condition,” police said.
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All three suspects are unidentified teenage boys, Chicago police say.
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Police added that all the suspects were unidentified teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18, while the victim of the alleged robbery attempt was not injured.
An investigation is ongoing.
