CHICAGO (CBS) — A case of mistaken identity almost cost a man his life on the South Side. The man said he was ambushed by two armed men armed with assault rifles and only escaped when a bystander bravely intervened.
The victim said he did not know the armed men, and he believed he looked like someone they were looking for.
So often, people don’t want to get involved when they see something bad going on, but Friday morning, a woman decided to intervene when she saw two guys pointing guns at a man, and that young man credited this stranger for saving his life.
“Oh yeah, I’m glad, you know?” he said.
The appreciation of life comes when one has a near-death experience. Such was the case for a 28-year-old man on Friday morning.
“I feel grateful. You know, I feel I had a second chance at life because of a strong hero woman,” he said.
The young man, who asked to remain anonymous, had just dropped his car off at a mechanic in the West Lawn neighborhood, and while walking near 59th and Lawndale, he tried hopping on an e-scooter.