Posted on 12/12/2010 8:08:20 AM PST by KeyLargo
Customer Shoots, Kills Robber At Tanning Salon
December 12, 2010 8:41 AM
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (STMW) - A man died Saturday night after he was shot with his own gun while attempting to rob a tanning salon in southwest suburban Orland Park.
Police received a call at 6:36 p.m. of an armed robbery occuring at L.A. Tan, 15633 S. 94th Ave, according to a release from Orland Police.
Surveillance video from inside the business showed that a man entered the business, announced a robbery and pointed a handgun at a female employee, according to the release. The man then ordered a female customer using a tanning bed to tie the hands and feet of the female employee with rope he had brought with him.
A male customer entered the business minutes later for a scheduled appointment and the suspect pointed the handgun at him and ordered the customer to tie his hands together, according to police.
The male customer then grabbed the handgun away from the suspect, police said. The man moved aggresively toward the male customer, who then shot the man twice with the gun, police said.
The unidentified man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
The suspect’s name has not been confirmed and is pending identification by family members or fingerprints, according to the release. A vehicle belived to be the suspect’s was recovered near the scene, the release said.
The male customer, female customer and female employee were unharmed, according to the release. The handgun was also recovered at the scene.
The male customer, who cooperated fully with police, was released without charges and Orland Police are continuing their investigation.
Annie Get your GUN!!
The GREAT equalizer!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice to hear good news once in awhile.
This is heart warming story of good over evil. Nice Shootin
The male customer, who cooperated fully with the police, is a HERO. Who knows how many lives he saved that night????
God bless him for his courage in fighting back against evil!
The robber should have been embarrassed to death at that point. Shot with his own weapon!
“A man died Saturday night after he was shot with his own gun while attempting to rob a tanning salon in southwest suburban Orland Park.”
That’s...that is just a wonderful story!
Sounds like the law agreed with “He needed killin”
ROFLMTO....wait til they have the cigarette shooting. This is a good lesson to leave the 2nd Amendment alone.
Huh???
That MO suggest that the robber wasn't going to leave any witnesses.
I love the graphic, but have you ever noticed the guy 5 rows back and two in from the left just sitting there? Must be Axelrod.
how about the guy 2nd row left of center?
is that Hugh Beaumont...the Beavers father????
“the Beavers father/”
Hold down your Control key, and zoom in with your Scroll wheel. Check out that guy’s eyebrow action!
“That MO suggest that the robber wasn’t going to leave any witnesses.”
I assume the Orland Park Police are consulting with neighboring Tinley Park Police.
http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=52877
Illinois Police Dig Deeper Into Mass Murder
Wanted For:
* Murder (5 counts)
Tinley Park , IL
Latest Airing:
* May 15 2010
More than two years have passed since the silence of a cold winter morning was shattered by gunshots in Tinley Park, Ill. As the investigation continues, Illinois State Police are taking a harder look at the crime scene, hoping it will reveal clues to help them solve this mass shooting that left five women dead and a sixth injured.
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