Crime & Safety
Suspected Thief Dies After Being Shot By Store Employee At Walgreens In South Suburban Chicago
At 2:10 a.m., Calumet City police were called for a theft at the Walgreens drugstore in the 500 block of Torrence Avenue.
October 7, 2024
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) -- A store employee with a concealed carry license shot a thief who pulled a gun on him at a Walgreens in south suburban Calumet City early Sunday, police said.
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The suspected thief later died.
At 2:10 a.m., Calumet City police were called for a theft at the Walgreens drugstore in the 500 block of Torrence Avenue. They received a report of shots fired and a vehicle that had fled west from the scene, police said.
