A concealed carry permit holder shot and wounded a person attempting a broad daylight robbery at a Loop jewelry store late Saturday morning, according to authorities.
The alleged robber entered Imperial Jewelry Co. in the first block of North Wabash Avenue on the Jewelers Row block and attempted to steal store property, a store employee confirmed to the Tribune.
As the attempted robbery occurred just before 11 a.m., police said that someone else inside the store pulled out a gun and shot the would-be robber, who fled the scene empty-handed. Authorities didn’t say whether the shooter was employed at the store, but did say they had a valid firearm owner’s identification card and a concealed carry license.
The attempted robber was later taken to an area hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound. Charges were pending, police said.
Alysa Guffey
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