A concealed-carry permit holder shot and killed three men who attacked him during an argument outside his Chicago home Friday night, police said. He told WLS-TV.
The 43-year-old victim was involved in an argument with three men he knew in the 4700 block of West Wrightwood Avenue in the city’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood just before 11:30 p.m., when he was physically attacked by the three men.
“He’s my cousin, and he’s the one that they beat up,” Andres Salgado told WLS. “I don’t really know the whole story, but my cousin is a hardworking man with two kids. His wife is a public school teacher.”
Police told WLS the victim pulled out a handgun and fired, hitting all three of his alleged assailants.
A 29-year-old man was shot five times in the torso and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police reported, WLS reported, adding that a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in serious condition, and a 55-year-old man was shot in the neck and was in serious condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital.
The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head and body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police told the station, adding that the victim’s gun was recovered at the scene.
“He’s my cousin, and he’s the one that they beat up,” Andres Salgado told WLS. “I don’t really know the whole story, but my cousin is a hardworking man, he has two kids. His wife is a public school teacher.”
Salgado added to the station that the suspects “tried to enter my cousin’s house.”
Area Five detectives are working to determine a motive and the circumstances behind the attack, WLS said, adding that police have not released information about possible criminal charges.
“He’s a hardworking guy and he shouldn’t have had to go through this,” Salgado told the station about the victim. “He was always with the kids, he took them to baseball games, baseball practice, whatever. His wife is a teacher and they’re a very respectful family.”
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