CHICAGO — A 24-year-old man shot at an armed offender after being held up at gunpoint overnight in West Loop, according to Chicago police.
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Police say the 24-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 200 block of North Morgan Street at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday when a male exited a Ford SUV and demanded the victim’s property at gunpoint. The victim then took out his gun and fired several shots in the direction of the armed offender.
The victim was not injured, police say, and the offender fled on foot. The offender’s SUV, meanwhile, was riddled with bullet holes at the scene and eventually caught fire.
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Police say nobody is in custody, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
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