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.
I never missed one “Leave It To Beaver” when I was growing up. I was impressed by how Ricky could sing and get the girls. But,,, I wanted to be his guitar player! Heck! I still wanna be James Burton!
The heck with call 911-just shoot the punks THEN call 911 for disposal.
Looks like it. I think the lady in the first row, first one on the left looks like Ann B. Davis from the Brady Bunch. :)
Reminds me of a sign I saw once...
‘I don’t call 911...Smile, wait for the flash.”
WHat we need to do is post these stories on the light poles in inners cities.
Perhaps the thugs would get the not so subtle hint.
Wow. I didn’t know that they still had not solved that case.
Kinda looks like him, but seems the era of that photo is late 40’s and Hugh was fairly young when Leave it to Beaver was televised in the late 50’s.
Dead criminals, killed during the act of their crime, is always good news.
The customer more than likely prevented another 10-20 crimes from happening
Hugh Beaumont (February 16, 1909 – May 14, 1982)
You may be right! Guess you could be made to look pretty young on B&W TV.
This incident will be used by the anit-gunners and included with other such incidents as a reason not to carry a weapon..........it may be used against you.
Just how much money did the perp expect to get at a tanning salon? It's a not a cash intensive business is it?
I can fathom a scenario where the good samaritan is charged with illegal possession of a gun. This is the Chicago area, after all.
I thought someone came to steal a free tan, “I’m getting into this booth for a few minutes and remember, I have a gun!”.
Perhaps some artistic Freeper could create a photo of some tanned bikini-clad gal, except that her hip is missing its tan in the shape of a handgun.
???
How do obvious gaffes like this make it to the final copy?
Is there no such thing as proofreading anymore?
I can easily imagine the HERO being charged, especially if there is a racial element to this case. Is Holder on his way to the scene of the robbery ?
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