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| October 8, 2024


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Walgreens employee with concealed carry license fatally shoots theft suspect
The shooting was reported at around 2:10 a.m. outside Walgreens, 522 Torrence Ave., in Calumet City.

A man who allegedly stole items from a south suburban Walgreens and pointed a gun at workers was shot and killed by an employee who possessed a concealed carry license, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at around 2:10 a.m. outside Walgreens, 522 Torrence Ave., in Calumet City. According to authorities, a 42-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were approached by employees after exiting the store without paying for merchandise they had taken.

Employees took the merchandise from the woman, who fled the scene on foot. The man, however, displayed a handgun when he was approached, police said. In return, a Walgreen’s employee, who possessed a valid concealed carry license, opened fire, striking the suspect, according to authorities.

The suspect was found by police driving a vehicle in the 1600 block of Sibley Boulevard near Yates Avenue and taken to a local trauma center, where he later died, police said. He was identified as Mario Almendarez, of Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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No word if the late Mr. Almendarez possessed a valid concealed carry license as well. Thanks, Gun Bunny.

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President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neande

There has to be a joke in there about Calumet baking powder and not rising (from the dead).
But it’s oh-dark-too-damn-early and I’m in a pre-caffeinated state.
What a can say is that the perp didn’t expect his victim to be armed. Tsk. Poor victim selection skills, and the Seven Pees (Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance).
I wonder how Walgreens reacted to the news that one of their employees was armed (GASP!) and used his gun responsibly to protect himself and his fellow employees (GASP! GASP!)? Most Big Box stores frown on such things.

Imma gonna go out on a limb and say that Mr. Alemdarez didn’t plan on picking up a few ozs of lead on his shopping trip.

Mr. Webster, if all of the citizens had us one of them “Broomstick” Mausers we could make a clean sweep of the power hungry despots.

Forest Bondurant

My instincts tell me Mr. Almendarez was prohibited from carrying firearm…something about it being illegal for convicted criminals to do so.

5JC

I think it is fair to say that the days of flashing a gun and bullying people into doing what you want are over in 90% of the country.

RGR 4-78

They really are doing an excellent job of taking care of folks.

Eggs

I’ve been following a couple of other aid operations (Operation Airdrop out of Texas and Operation Helo) from the beginning on social media, the outpouring of support of both private and company fixed wing and rotary wing assets has been nothing less than astounding. Operation Helo’s morning brief today outlined moving efforts to ground operations in NC and they are already planning on a move of air ops to Florida for Milton.

Tallywhagger

Is chasing thieves, beyond the confines of the store, within the scope of authority and responsibility of the employee?

Sailorcurt

I’d bet that taking any action at all other than calling police and getting a police report number is forbidden by Walgreens policy.

Awaiting the announcement that the employees (the shooter and any others who left the store in pursuit of the criminals) have been fired any minute now.

jeff LPH 3 63-66

Thinking the same thing as in the past, stores have fired employees who used a firearm in self defence

11B-Mailclerk

Well this was totally unexpected under the “Hiden Biden” junta:

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/10/08/exclusive-40-us-soldiers-stuck-in-israel-on-october-7-n2180273

Note that they were repeatedly denied their own arms, by some cowards elsewhere.

-Despicable cowards-, left our folks to get rolled. Thanks to the Israelis, they didn’t get bagged.

Next time, do what the 21st Infantry did on 7 December 41, and break in to the arms locker when duty calls.

Justice demands the cowards be outed, shamed, court martialed, and dismissed. And preferably flogged, but that might upset some folks. Oh well.