(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – A shootout erupted during an attempted armed robbery Friday night at a South Shore supermarket and ended with the alleged robber dead and a bystander critically injured, police said.
Authorities say the incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. in the 2600 block of East 73rd Street when an armed offender entered the store and produced a handgun.
A witness with a conceal-carry license produced a gun and fired at the suspect, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. The suspect fired back, striking a 64-year-old man in the chest and back.
The would-be robber was pronounced dead at the scene, and the 64-year-old was transported to University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition. Three handguns were recovered, according to police.
An investigation continues; no further information was immediately available.
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