{"id":149273,"date":"2023-11-02T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149273"},"modified":"2023-11-02T05:17:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:17:39","slug":"thursday-fgs-205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149273","title":{"rendered":"Thursday FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maintenance man, gunman shot after victim fights back during attempted robbery in Waukegan<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Sam Borcia
\nA maintenance man was shot during an attempted robbery and fought back against the gunman, resulting in the suspect being shot with his own gun, in Waukegan Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to Beechwood at the Preserve Apartments in the 3000 block of 8th Street for a report of a shooting.<\/p>\n

Officers arrived and learned two people had sustained gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

A 17-year-old boy was found in an apartment with a gunshot wound to his thigh, according to a police report.<\/p>\n

An officer applied a tourniquet to the boy\u2019s leg before paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n

The second person, a 20-year-old man working maintenance for the apartment building, was found with a gunshot wound to his thigh, the report said.<\/p>\n

He was found on the ground by a dumpster behind the apartment building.<\/p>\n

An officer provided first aid to the victim before paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n

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\nThe 20-year-old man told officers that the 17-year-old boy attempted to rob him with a pistol and he fought back, the report said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Fond memories of Wonderful Waukegan, home of the Navy’s RTC Great Mistakes.<\/p>\n

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