Chicago Rideshare Driver with Concealed Handgun Permit Shoots Two Armed Robbers

Aug 13, 2023 | Defensive Gun Use

Two armed robbers walked up to a Chicago ride share driver a 1:02 AM and, according to police, “announced a robbery“, but it didn’t turn out the way the robbers had hoped..

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A Chicago rideshare driver shot two alleged robbers who stole his cellphone and fired at him while he was working overnight Friday, according to police. 

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The 26-year-old, who is a concealed carry license holder, had just dropped off a passenger on the city’s West Side, when the alleged robbery occurred just after 1 a.m. in the 1500 block of Millard, according to WBBM-TV.  

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The suspects were described as a 20-year-old man shot in the right leg, and an 18-year-old woman grazed by a bullet on the right arm, the Chicago Police Department said in a release. . . .

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Brie Stimson, “Chicago rideshare driver with concealed carry license shoots 2 robbers who stole his cellphone, fired at him,” Fox News, August 12, 2023.

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