CCL holder garbage truck driver shoots 2 would-be robbers, 1 fatally, in Homan Square, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/post/homan-...ted-armed-robbery-suspects-cpd-says/15851096/
{Stephanie Wade & John Garcia | 31 January 2025}
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A garbage truck operator who is a Concealed Carry License holder shot two would-be robbers, one fatally, on the city's West Side early Friday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shootout happened around 5:15 a.m. just steps away from DRW College Prep charter high school in the Homan Square neighborhood.
Police closed a portion of South Homan avenue early in the morning as they investigated the shooting.
A 28-year-old man working as a garbage truck driver was outside in the 900-block of South Homan Avenue when two other men approached him, took out a gun and announced a robbery, police said.
Police said that's when an exchange of gunfire ensued between the suspects and the victim, who has a valid FOID card and CCL.
One of the suspects, 42, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead on the scene. The other suspect, 20, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The victim was uninjured but taken to St. Anthony Hospital in good condition for an evaluation.
No other injuries were reported.
The garbage truck belongs to Flood Brothers Disposal. ABC7 has not been able to reach the owners for comment on Friday.
An employee with the nearby high school said class was not in session on Friday.
Police recovered two weapons from the scene, and Area Four detectives are investigating.
Charges are pending against the 20-year-old surviving suspect, police said.
