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Chicago Security Guard Charged in Shooting of 17-Year-Old Outside South Loop Jewel-Osco

The case renews scrutiny of Jewel-Osco’s approach to armed private security.

Overview

  • Raven Aikins, 29, faces one count of felony aggravated battery involving a firearm, with a detention hearing scheduled Friday.
  • Police say an argument preceded the gunfire and witnesses reported the teen threw a plastic beverage container before Aikins fired.
  • The 17-year-old was shot in the thigh, treated at the scene, and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
  • Aikins was arrested about 15 minutes later in the 8000 block of South Saginaw Avenue after initially being questioned as a person of interest.
  • CBS News Chicago reports the teen had been missing from Minnesota since January, and state authorities canceled the alert as Jewel-Osco declined to clarify whether guards are authorized to carry guns.