At least someone is making Chicago a little safer.
CHICAGO (AP) — A customer with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed man attempting to rob a Chicago neighborhood store, police said Sunday.
A masked man walked into the store and currency exchange about 7 p.m. Saturday on the city’s southwest side, displayed a handgun and announced a robbery to an employee, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. The gunman then pointed his weapon at another employee and forced her to the back of the store.
The armed customer then fatally shot the man, identified Sunday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as 55-year-old Reginald Gildersleeve. Other details about Gildersleeve weren’t released.
No one else was hurt during the incident.
The Washington Post is reporting that the armed robber was armed with a fake gun.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/02/concealed-gun-owner-fatally-shoots-suspected-robber-during-chicago-stick-up/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_most
The Volokh Conspiracy has a good discussion as to why the CCW customer will not be charged.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/11/02/citizen-kills-robber-who-has-what-turns-out-to-be-an-imitation-gun-is-the-killing-lawful-self-defense/