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CHICAGO — A man attempting to rob a man working in a cell phone store in Humboldt Park was shot and killed Saturday night, according to police. Police said a man entered the store in the 3200 block of West Chicago Avenue at approximately 6:50 p.m. Saturday night when he revealed a handgun and demanded [...]

CHICAGO – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed during a robbery Monday night in Bridgeport. At around 6:30 p.m., police were dispatched to the 3000 block of South Union Avenue on the report of a shooting. Read more...

CHICAGO — A taxi driver shot one of three attempted carjackers Thursday night after they entered his vehicle, police said. Just after 6:30 p.m., police responded to the 5400 block of West Van Buren following a report of a shooting. Police said a 30-year-old man was providing a taxi service in a red Mitsubishi when [...]

CHICAGO —  A concealed carry holder critically injured a man who approached his car and fired shots at him in the North Austin neighborhood. The man, 45, was in his car in the 5500 block of West Crystal Street around 1:27 a.m. Monday, when another man attempted to carjack his vehicle and began to fire [...]

There have been at least 12 instances over the last two months across the country of armed individuals thwarting attacks and crime by firing a gun or just simply displaying it to a suspect.  "I would always protect my employees, my customers, myself. This instance, fortunately, I was here by myself, so I only had [...]

A 69-year-old concealed carry license-holder in Chicago thwarted off three would-be robbers on Tuesday by shooting at them after they demanded his belongings, police said. The three men approached the older man around 10:35 p.m. in the community of Beverly, about 15 miles south of downtown Chicago, police said.  Read more...

Several violent crimes have been thwarted in past months and years by legal gun owners who have taken matters into their own hands when faced with life-threatening situations, such as armed carjackings and mall shootings. The Wisconsin Senate sent two bills to Gov. Tony Evers' office on Tuesday that would make it easier for a [...]

A Chicago grocery store clerk and suspected robber are dead after an attempted robbery was interrupted by a concealed-carry holder on Friday night. Police said the armed suspect entered El Barakah Supermarket on 73rd St. on the South Shore at about 6:20 p.m., according to a report from Fox station WFLD in Chicago. Watch the [...]

A licensed gun owner was hailed Thursday for his role in helping police in suburban Chicago stop a suspect who was firing an automatic weapon, officials said. Officials commended the unnamed civilian for his actions as they stood outside a hospital where Cicero police Officer Luis Duarte, 31, was undergoing surgery for four gunshot wounds [...]

A Chicago homeowner shot and killed a a man Wednesday after witnessing an attempted theft from a vehicle.  According to Chicago's WGN9, the unidentified 44-year-old was sitting on his porch when he heard a loud noise. When he left his porch to investigate, he noticed two men under a nearby vehicle, and the shootout began. [...]