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Edgewater shooting: Man with CCL gets into shootout with would-be robber, Chicago police say
CHICAGO (WLS) — A would-be robbery victim with a concealed carry license got into a shootout with a suspect on the Far North Side early Tuesday morning.
The 23-year-old man was walking in the 5400-block of North Winthrop Avenue in the city’s Edgewater neighborhood just after 4:20 a.m., when a white sedan and dark-colored SUV approached, CPD said.
A male suspect got out of one of the cars, pulled out a gun and demanded the man give him his belongings, police said.
The victim, who has a Firearm Owners Identification card and CCL, also pulled out a gun, and there was a shootout, police said.
The man was not injured, and the suspect got back into the SUV empty-handed, according to police.
Both vehicles drove away, traveling south.
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ABC 7 Chicago
Car thieves’ heroin-fueled joy ride comes to screeching halt with the help of 2 armed homeowners: sheriff
One Illinois suspect accused of stealing a car and crashing it in a field was released from police custody under the state’s Pretrial Fairness Act
By Emma Colton
Two Illinois suspects accused of stealing a car before leading police on a chase were apprehended when two separate armed homeowners confronted the men and held them at gunpoint until deputies arrived, a local sheriff’s office says.The Macon County Sheriff’s Office said that on Jan. 23, law enforcement arrested suspects James Snow, 34, and Tyler Crum, 33, after a wild police chase that ended successfully with the help of two different armed homeowners. Crum was released shortly following his arrest due to a new and controversial Illinois law that ended cash bail, meaning judges do not require suspects charged with crimes to post bail in order to leave jail while they await trial. The law does not apply to suspects who are likely to pose a threat to the public.
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Crum, who was driving the vehicle according to his post-arrest comments to authorities, fled the officers, hitting the police vehicle with the stolen car while trying to make a speedy exit, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies attempted to pursue the suspects but lost sight of them.
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Fox News
There was a time not that long ago when I would have found this article incomprehensible, bizarre in the extreme. Now I just point and laugh.
Caution.
Thanks, gents.
Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.
Milton Friedman
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Dude conjured up that knife. Rot, prick.
Fucling sad story right there. RIP/a speedy recovery to his victims.
Another knife to a gun fight.
But this time we get to see the action, not just read about it.
And no, this is NOT going into the multi-volume 3-ring 3″ set of binders T2NB2AGF
Some very good examples of (a) carry concealed.every.where.you.go (b) teh stoopid people are every.where.you.go. (c) the sad state of journalism in news reporting.
Mr. Friedman speaking that whole “Truth to power” thing that keeps getting talked about.
“He fired six (6) shots, I can rush him now!” BOOOM! Oops, it’s a seven (7) shot revolver. I guess you weren’t so lucky after all, punk.
Escort duty calling…see y’all this afternoon. Play nice and try to leave me at least one (1) Cold Beer!
Would seem to me that intentionally hitting the popocar would constitute sufficient danger to the public.