CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A convenience store employee in Round Lake Beach shot two people who were trying to commit an armed robbery Monday night.
The shooting happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday at One Stop Food and Liquor, in the 1000 block of Fairfield Road, according to the Round Lake Beach Police Department.
Police said a man and woman entered the business and ordered the employees to get behind the counter at gunpoint.
At one point during the incident, police said, one of the employees grabbed a gun and shot several rounds at the suspects, striking both suspects. The suspects then fled the store into a waiting vehicle, which fled the area northbound Fairfield.
The vehicle was later spotted by police. A pursuit went down a dead-end road. Police said the driver of the vehicle and a passenger in the front seat fled on foot, leaving behind both injured suspects.
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The injured suspects were taken to Condell Hospital in Libertyville. Their condition at this time is unknown.
Police said a perimeter was set and a K9 unite was called in to assist in the search for the driver and front passenger, however they were not located.
The Round Lake Police Department continues to investigate this incident.