A 26-year-old Walgreens employee has been charged in a shootout inside an Old Town Walgreens over the weekend, Chicago police said Tuesday morning.
Lamont Morris has been charged in a shooting at Walgreens in Chicago. He's accused of opening fire on another man at the Old Town location.over the weekend, Chicago police said Tuesday morning.
By 10 a.m. Sunday, it was back to business as usual at the 24-hour Walgreens. Most customers were unaware of the exchange of gunfire that police said took place between an employee and another man, who came into the store just before midnight. As it turns out, there was a pre-existing conflict between those two men.
According to police, the 26-year-old store employee suffered a graze wound to the chest, while the second man was shot multiple times and is in critical condition at Northwestern Hospital. Walgreens on Sunday would not confirm the details, saying in a statement, "The safety of our patients, customers and team members is our top priority. We take this matter seriously and are cooperating with the Chicago Police Department."
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