Employee hurt in shootout with would-be robbers at West Town liquor store
The victim was shot in the left arm and was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
The victim was shot in the left arm and was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
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.
Police say that in each incident, three men entered businesses and attempted to remove the ATMs but were unsuccessful.
Police say in each incident, three men made entry into businesses and attempted to remove the ATM but were unsuccessful.
The thieves were seen clearing the shelves of tequila from a store in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
There have been four robberies within the last month, dating back to March 23, with the latest incident happening on Tuesday.
They say in all the incidents a man approaches the counter and asks about car parts. He then pulls out a handgun with an extended magazine and says, "It's a robbery."
One resident told CBS 2 she now lives in fear, as many of the recent armed robberies happened within blocks of her home. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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The first robbery happened Thursday in Avondale. The other 13 robberies happened over several hours Saturday in Avondale, Austin, Logan Square, and Portage Park.
Chicago police said between 4 and 6:30 a.m., the victims were approached by the offenders, who exited a vehicle and pointed black Glock semi-automatic weapons at the victim's stomachs or the back of their heads, demanding their personal property, including credit cards, cash, and phones.
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The robberies happened between Sunday and Wednesday during the early morning hours in the Logan Square, Austin, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
In each incident, three or four offenders would exit a 2016 Black Infiniti G37 sedan, approach the victims, threaten with a handgun, and take personal property.
Chicago police said the victim was found inside a garage of a warehouse just before 9:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Kostner Avenue.
Chicago police said the victim was found inside a garage of a warehouse just before 9:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Kostner Avenue.
The victim, 55, was found in the garage of a warehouse with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police.
Preliminary reports say a man, 69, was driving a yellow Ford sedan heading westbound when he failed to stop at a red light and struck the pedestrians at the crosswalk.
The victim suffered a graze wound to the left side of his head and left arm. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Chicago police say the driver, a 29-year-old man, was heading northbound on Cicero when a red sedan approached, and an unknown offender fired shots from inside the vehicle.
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the offenders who burglarized or attempted to burglarize retail businesses in Avondale and Logan Square.
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