CHICAGO — An armed robber is hospitalized in police custody after he got shot while trying to escape with two accomplices in Chatham on Saturday morning. The other two men remain on the loose.
Three armed robbers entered the Subway restaurant, 100 West 87th Street, and physically attacked the 29-year-old employee around 9 a.m., officials said. The group displayed at least one firearm, took cash from the register, and fled out the back door.
And that’s when one of the robbers encountered an unexpected twist. Somehow or another, CPD did not say how, the 27-year-old got shot in his right leg. Cops found about a dozen shell casings outside the restaurant’s back door, but it is unclear if the man shot himself or if someone else is responsible.
Before police arrived, the injured robber tried to run away, but he dropped his gun outside a nearby business. Store employees grabbed the gun, took it inside, and locked the doors, according to witnesses. The injured robber tried to get inside the business but failed. Police arrested him nearby and recovered the firearm. The other two men were gone when the police arrived.
Court records show that the injured suspect, who has an enormous tattoo of a firearm on his face, was charged with two separate attempted murder cases in 2016. He eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in one case and illegal firearm possession in the other. Judge Neera Walsh sentenced him to six years for the battery and a concurrent three years for the gun charge.
