And it looks like self-defense might be legal in Illinois. State’s attorney: No charges filed against clerk who shot alleged robbers at Rock Island vape shop
Three men, at least one of them armed, tried to rob a vape shop in Rockford, Illinois.
Charges will not be filed at this time against a clerk at Blackhawks Tobacco & Vape Shop who shot two alleged robbers, killing one, Tuesday night, Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal said.
“After a preliminary review of surveillance video and witness interviews, it appears the use of force by the employee was justified as self-defense and for the defense of others inside the store during the robbery,” she said in a media release posted on her Facebook page Wednesday night.
The store had been robbed twice in recent months, so the owner had a gun on the premises. One employee was able to retrieve the gun and defend himself and the other employee.
One guy was shot and killed. One guy was shot and wounded. A third guy was arrested.
The two surviving bad guys face charges of aggravated robbery, with more charges "being considered." It isn't clear what charges can be brought. Felony Murder is no longer the law in Illinois, because the Left considers holding someone accountable for the completely foreseeable consequences of their actions to be unfair.
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