Introduction
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A 58-year-old man told police he spotted two people in a car early Monday.
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Police said the man, who had a concealed carry license, opened fire after a man displayed a gun.
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A 17-year-old man was hospitalized; a second person fled in a gray minivan.
chicago – A teen was sent to the hospital after a man with a concealed carry license opened fire when he spotted two people in a car on Chicago’s South Side, police said.
what we know
The man told police he heard a car alarm in the 9400 block of South Indiana Avenue in the West Chesterfield neighborhood around 3:42 a.m. Monday.
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When he walked outside, he said he saw the driver’s side window was broken and two people were in the parked car.
One of them produced a gun, police said. The owner, who had a valid FOID and concealed carry permit, fired his own weapon.
A 17-year-old boy was hit in the right forearm and left knee. He was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
The second man fled and got into a gray minivan, police said.
what’s next
Area 2 detectives are investigating.
source
Information in this story comes from the Chicago Police Department.
