A shoplifter shot a convenience store clerk in the Loop on Friday night, leaving the victim critically injured, Chicago police said.
The shooting occurred at approximately 10:41 p.m. at the 7-Eleven at 191 West Adams Street, according to police and witnesses. CPD said an unidentified man entered the store, took items from the shelves, and walked out without paying. When the clerk confronted him outside the store, the suspect produced a gun and opened fire, police said.
The 31-year-old victim was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and back. CPD said he was in critical condition…