A conceal carry license holder opened fire when a known armed suspect approached him in an alley Tuesday evening in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., a 26-year-old man was approached by an armed man in an alley in the 3400 block of South Rhodes Avenue. The man who is a CCL holder retrieved his weapon and an exchange of gunfire ensued, police said.
The CCL holder suffered two gunshot wounds to the left thigh, and was taken in critical condition to UChicago Medicine. The other person suffered a wound to the right leg, and also was in critical condition at the same hospital, police said.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene, and detectives were investigating.