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Brink’s Guard Shoots Suspected Robber in Chicago Loop as Three Killed in Separate South Side Attacks

Authorities report the downtown suspect is in custody with stolen cash recovered, with separate South Side homicides under investigation.

Overview

  • Police say a Brink’s armed guard leaving a business in the 0–100 block of South State Street around 11:19 a.m. fired during an attempted robbery outside the Saks Off 5th entrance.
  • The wounded suspect fled into the Washington Blue Line station, where officers found him with stolen cash before transporting him to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
  • Chicago police said the suspect was taken into custody and that charges are pending, with no other injuries reported at the scene.
  • CTA Blue Line trains bypassed the Washington stop during the investigation and parts of State and Dearborn streets were blocked off as multiple agencies responded.
  • In separate incidents hours apart, three men were fatally shot in South Shore and Grand Crossing; the victims had not been identified and no arrests were reported.