Grandfather dies after West Rogers Park shooting during attempted robbery: Chicago police

CHICAGO (WLS) — A retailer clerk was shot and later died on account of an tried theft at a West Rogers Park liquor retailer Monday night time, Chicago police mentioned.

A 66-year-old man was working behind the counter of J and Okay Meals and Liquor about 9:50 p.m. within the 6300-block of North Western Avenue when somebody walked in with a handgun and demanded cash, CPD mentioned.

That particular person then shot the clerk within the chest, police mentioned.

CPD mentioned the sufferer was in a position to return hearth, however the gunman was not hit.

The suspect rode a bicycle to the shop however left on foot, police mentioned.

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Authorities are calling this an tried theft as a result of finally nothing was taken.

Chicago hearth crews took the clerk to St. Francis hospital in vital situation, however police mentioned he later died.

The Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace recognized him as Salim Khamo. He died simply earlier than 11:45 p.m., the workplace mentioned.

Now, his household in Des Plaines is grieving, however they’re additionally in search of justice.

Khamo lived for his household; his son mentioned nothing gave him extra happiness.

“He simply cared a lot about us. I do know he did,” Siefar Khamo mentioned.

His seven grandchildren have been his satisfaction and pleasure.

He was fatally shot in his personal retailer, simply two months earlier than he was set to retire.

“He wished to retire to a farm on the outskirts of Chicago, increase chickens, have his grandkids come. He simply wished to have a spot for his household,” his son mentioned. “We got here from Iraq, you recognize. We ran as a result of we have been refugees, have been Christian Assyrians from the Center East. And he was only a proud man. He was not gonna let, you recognize, somebody bully him.”

Salim Khamo opened the shop together with his brother again in 2006 after he saved up sufficient cash.

“My dad has completed nothing improper his entire life. He is completed the whole lot proper. He deserves this. He deserves his justice,” his son mentioned. “We simply need him, whoever this man did it, we simply need him to get caught, OK?”

Household mentioned the shop had surveillance video.

However police had not launched any suspect descriptions as of Tuesday morning.

Space Three detectives are investigating.