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Chicago armed robbery thwarted as gun owner with concealed-carry permit kills suspect

Dec 27, 2020 | Defensive Gun Use

Defensive Gun Use Defensive Gun Use Chicago

Another of our collection of concealed handgun permit holders who have stopped violent crime.

A man was shot and killed while trying to rob a cell phone store in Chicago on Saturday, police said.

The would-be robber entered the cell phone shop on the 3400 hundred block of West Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park around 7 p.m. . . .

Police said the shooter, 29, had a valid concealed carry permit.

The robbery suspect was transported in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. . . .

Fox 32 Digital Team and Nate Rodgers, “Man with concealed carry permit shoots and kills robbery suspect inside Chicago cell phone store,” Fox 32 Chicago, December 26, 2020.

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