Overview
- A customer with an Illinois concealed-carry license fired at a masked man who tried to rob him at a Shell station, with the shooting occurring during a morning pump interaction on Tuesday.
- Surveillance footage given to police shows the suspect approach the pump and point what appeared to be a gun at the customer before the customer drew his firearm and fired.
- Officers located the wounded suspect after the shooting and took him to a hospital for treatment; police say the suspect was subsequently detained.
- The concealed-carry holder is cooperating with investigators and the station owner turned over the surveillance video to police but declined to let outlets publish the footage while the probe continues.
- Station staff said the area has seldom seen violence like this and local reaction has included public support for armed self-defense, while investigators maintain a visible presence as they sort evidence and interview witnesses.