Man fatally shoots robber in head, is legal gun owner

Monday evening, a 23-year-old man was shot in the head fatally by a 58-year-old man he was attempting to rob in the South Side Austin neighborhood.

According to Fox32 and the Chicago Police, in the 5500 block of West Thomas – a younger man walked up to the older man about 5:45 p.m. – pulled out a gun and demanded his property.

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According to the police, the 58-year-old, who is a legal gun-owner, pulled out his own weapon and proceeded to shoot the attempted robber in the back of the head, the news outlet reported.

Police said the 23-year-old was taken to West Suburban Medical in Oak Park – where he was pronounced dead, Fox32 reported.

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According to the news outlet, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office did not immediately confirm the death.

Police said the younger man’s weapon was recovered at the scene.

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