Employees zip-tied during armed robbery at AT&T store in Oak Lawn
The robbery happened just after 8 p.m. on Monday at the store, located in the 5200 block of 95th Street.
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The robbery happened just after 8 p.m. on Monday at the store, located in the 5200 block of 95th Street.
A 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other people, in their 50s and 60s were taken to different hospitals in critical condition.
One of the robbers fired a shot inside the business but no one was hurt, according to police.
Lamont Morris, 26, was arrested on Sunday around 12:50 a.m., in the 1600 block of North Wells Street.
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
The office says an on-duty deputy was headed southbound when it was struck by a Dually Dodge RAM pickup truck towing a loaded trailer heading northbound.
At least eight robberies happened during the afternoon and evening hours in the Wicker Park, Avondale, Logan Square, and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods.
Drivers are being forced to take the Central Avenue exit as reconstruction teams were on the scene.
The victim suffered ten gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition and died a short time later.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 34.
Sheriff's deputies arrived and found around 100 people at a home creating a disturbance for the neighbors in the area.
Chicago police said an employee, a 26-year-old man, was working when a known offender in his late 20s entered the store and an altercation ensued.
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Chicago police said around 12:45 a.m., the 41-year-old woman was in an argument with the known offender, a 41-year-old man, who approached with a knife inside her residence.
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