Friday, February 13, 2009

Chi-Town Car Wash Shooting

I received the following email from a long time and reliable Chi-Town correspondent that includes some word of mouth. Because I don't want to compromise my correspondent, I am presenting portions of his email with applicable links:

Just running this one by you since it happened in my (work) town. What has struck me funny is that they are very slow in releasing pertinent information. Word is it was a 100% justifiable shooting. Apparently the owner of the carwash was taken to the business by the three "victims" with the intention of robbing the safe. Instead the owner took out a gun and opened fire. He then put the gun down and called police. What remains to be seen is if the owner is "clean" (in our terms). The only hint of a justifiable shooting is that all involved parties are accounted for but no one has been charged.

We'll see what the official police investigation says.

Most of the details had not been released by the police yet.Anyway, now there's this new development.(The following is speculation but since the Authorized Journalists brought it up ....)

It will be interesting to see if the person that defended himself somehow (stupidly) tipped off Skokie PD that he might own other firearms at home (in Chicago) and that information made it's way to Chicago PD thereby initiating a visit from Chicago "tactical" officers. I'm hoping that instead it's a third person involved in the robbery attempt.

It also remains to be seen if the defensive shooter is "clean."

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