Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Chicago, Illinois

From CBS2Chicago.com of November 16, 2005
Suspect Shot In South Side Bank Robbery

In a wild bank robbery Wednesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, shots were fired as the suspects ran out of the South Side bank.

CBS 2's Alita Guillen reports a quick-thinking bank security guard helped capture these suspects.


Witnesses say two men entered the bank at 47th and Wood around 2 p.m. Shortly after, they jumped into a van parked in the bank’s parking lot.

Neighbors say they exchanged gunfire with the security guards, who pursued them on foot.

“None of the police cops were here yet, but the security guard from the bank took out his gun and shot one of the guys in the arm,” said witness Irene Lopez.

The men got about a half mile away when they crashed.

“The officers are fine. No civilians or employees in the bank were hurt,” said Cmdr. Eugene Roy with the Chicago Police Department.

The FBI is looking into reports that two of the employees were roughed up.

There was also a report that a women and 12-year-old child were injured in the accident. Police are investigating.

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