Chicago Armory: Bystander injured in shootout between burglary suspects, CCL holder, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A bystander was injured in an exchange of gunfire between burglary suspects and a concealed carry keeper on the South Side Thursday night, Chicago police said.

The incident happened around 10:20 pm in the 8700 block of South Dauphin Avenue.

Police said a suspect was trying to break into a vehicle when a 40-year-old man who holds a concealed carry permit confronted the suspect.

The burglary suspect fled on foot, and another suspect got out of a nearby car and fired at the 40-year-old man, who returned fire, police said.

The first suspect returned to the vehicle and fled the scene, police said.

A 23-year-old man who was near the scene at the time was wounded in the thigh and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

No one is in custody and Area 2 detectives are investigating.