Exercising the Right
Criminals Target Gun Store
The ABC affiliate based in Moline, Illinois, reported on January 8 about an attempted robbery at a gun store in Galesburg, Illinois, that went very badly for the suspects. The incident occurred at the Galesburg Guns, Gear & Ammo gun store around 10:00 p.m. on January 6 when, police investigators say, multiple male suspects broke in to the store to rob the place. The store owner was able to grab a loaded weapon and open fire on the burglars. One of the suspects was wounded in the shooting, and the burglars all fled from the scene. The store owner called police to report what happened, and police say a wounded 17-year-old was dropped off at a nearby medical facility. He eventually succumbed to his injuries.
The police investigation later determined that the mortally wounded teenager was the person shot at the gun store. Galesburg Police Chief Russell Idle told reporters, “Our belief at this point is the people involved drove to the hospital and fled the scene.” The police investigation later identified two other suspects who, they say, were involved in the burglary and are now facing felony murder charges for the death of their 17-year-old accomplice.
Knox County State’s Attorney Jeremy Karlin told reporters, “If in the commission of a forcible felony, someone dies, the person committing the felony, in this case burglary, can be charged with murder…. To the best of my knowledge and the information I’ve seen thus far, we believe this is a situation of self-defense, a defense of property…. Under the law, Illinois law, an individual can use deadly force to prevent a forcible felony from occurring.”
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