CHICAGO (WBBM Newsradio) – A 36-year-old man was shot and killed during a robbery at a Brighton Park gas station early Tuesday.
A group of people armed with handguns entered the Thorntons gas station in the 3400 block of South California Avenue around 2:52 a.m. and demanded money from the register, according to Chicago police.
As the group fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, one of the robbers opened fire and struck the man multiple times, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
No one was in custody Tuesday morning. Area One detectives are investigating.
