A security guard fatally shot a person who struck him with an axe Monday morning outside a Greektown marijuana dispensary.
Just after 10 a.m., a 37-year-old man working as a security guard began arguing with a man, 30, outside Zen Leaf Chicago, on Halsted near Adams, Chicago police and fire officials said.
The male began swinging an axe and struck the security guard in the leg, police said.
The security guard then fired shots, striking the male, police said. The male was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The security guard was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with cuts to his left leg, police said. He was listed in good condition.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2022. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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