**the clerk was cleared of any wrongdoing **
And I hope he was given a MEDAL as WELL
Reminds me of that old story of the thieves who tried to rob a bar that was frequented by Police. Not the brightest decision of their day. I can’t recall if they ended up surrendering immediately or filled with bullets.
I wish this could have been a happier ending. There's still hope I guess.
I live in waukegan... And what is amazing is most of the mayors in the area are dems, but have been backing the self defense of store owners shooting criminals.. Actually makes me a little proud that they have common sense.. Instead of other places that would prosecute the clerk. My father in law goes to that “smoke n gun” store once in awhile.
To what degree of paralyzing stupidity can we attribute the decision to try to commit armed robbery at a gun shop?
The only thing I’ve ever seen that approximates it in sheer stupidity was the video recently where one idiot jumped off a roof with another idiot on his shoulder in what appeared to be a “fireman’s carry.” The rest of the footage was of both idiots writhing and screaming on the ground in what must have been excruciating pain.
No names for the suspects?
WAUKEGAN -- It was business as usual Friday at Mike Schrank's Smoke' N Gun only days after Wednesday's attempted robbery and shooting.
Customers were browsing over merchandise and making purchases.
Employees were assisting patrons, completing sales and fielding phone calls.
"Everything is OK," an employee was overheard saying to someone who asked about the incident that left a man hospitalized and a clerk injured.
Aside from that, little was said about it.
"We do not have any statements to make right now," said another employee, who did not want to be named.
But he did say that previous reports that the clerk shot himself were not true.
"He did not shoot himself in the hand. He suffered powder burns," the man said. "He is doing fine now."
Meanwhile, police have not formally charged anyone in that incident.
Waukegan police interviewed four people who were at the scene and released them after determining they were not involved.
Investigators have yet to speak with the hospitalized man who they say is the only suspect in the case.
"We believe the motive was robbery," said police Cmdr. Wayne Walles.
That man underwent emergency surgery at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge after being shot several times by the clerk during an argument that turned into a struggle. He was shot once in the leg and twice in the chest.
That man was reported in stable but critical condition Friday at Lutheran General.
Incidents like this show that Charley Darwin was wrong after all. Apes couldn't have evolved into humans over the last one million years, it would have taken a lot more time than that for intelligent monkeys to de-volve into guys as dumb as that bunch.