Teen fatally shot in West Pullman while attempting gunpoint robbery at hand
A Chicago teen was killed Wednesday afternoon after he tried to shoot and steal from a man with his own handgun. Police say the 16-year-old approached an armed, unaccompanied adult male on South Normal Avenue around 3 p.m., but instead of fleeing or surrendering when confronted by police officers nearby in West Pullman neighborhood area near downtown Chicago city limits boundaries across Lake Michigan waters off coastlines along Great Lakes region borders between Illinois state lines and Indiana border regions including Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama...
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1A Chicago teen died after attempting an armed robbery in West Pullman.
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2The victim was a 6-year-old man who approached the suspect at gunpoint around Wednesday afternoon.
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A teenage boy is dead after he was shot while attempting to rob a man at gunpoint in West Pullman.
— "Teen shot, killed while attempting to rob man at gunpoint"<p>A 16-year-old attempted robbery victim fatally shoots the suspect with his handgun on Wednesday afternoon.</
— "Man fatally shoots teen... Chicago.suntimes.comChicago police are investigating a shooting on South Normal Avenue where an attempted robbery by 16-year-old suspect resulted in his death after being shot twice with one of two handguns recovered at the scene. While officers have taken both individuals into custody, no charges had been filed as Wednesday evening approached and details regarding the victim's identity remain unconfirmed due to privacy protocols for minors involved in criminal cases.
A Chicago teenager died after attempting to rob an armed man on Wednesday afternoon, prompting that adult male to shoot him in self-defense at a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries while the suspect remained under police custody for questioning following authorities' recovery of two handguns from the scene.