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Employee hurt in shootout with would-be robbers at Chicago liquor store

Liquor store employee hurt in shootout with would-be robbers in West Town
Liquor store employee hurt in shootout with would-be robbers in West Town 00:25

CHICAGO (CBS) – A liquor store employee was hurt following a shootout with would-be robbers on Chicago's Northwest Side Friday night.

It happened just before 10:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of West North Avenue in Logan Square.

Chicago police said two armed men entered the store and announced a robbery. That's when the employee, a 45-year-old man, exchanged gunfire with the robbers before they left the scene on foot.

The employee was shot in the left arm and was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

No arrests were made.

Area 5 detectives were investigating. 

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