Robbers shoot 7- Eleven clerk
Three suspects thought to be involved in the armed robbery of a 7- Eleven that turned into a shooting Monday night in the far western suburbs are in custody.
Shortly before 11: 30 p. m. Monday, two men walked into the 7- Eleven at 404W. State in Sycamore with a gun, according to Sycamore police.
A strugglewith the clerk ended with the clerk being shot twice in the lower body, police said. The 45- year- old manwas taken to Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, where his condition had stabilized. He was expected to recover.
The two men left in a small, white, mid- sized vehicle, authorities said. One man left the store wearing a black 7- Eleven shirt that investigators believe was originally worn by the clerk, police said.
About 1: 30 a. m., west suburban Elmhurst police responded to the area of North Avenue and Willow Road, where a vehicle matching the description of the one used in the robbery was involved in a singlevehicle crash, according to Elmhurst police.
Three occupants ran from the vehicle when police arrived, Elmhurst police said. Two of the suspects were found and taken into custody, and a firearm was recovered from the vehicle.
Sycamore detectives later took custody of the suspects. About 8: 05 a. m., the third suspect was found hiding under the outdoor deck of a home in Elmhurst, Elmhurst police said. No charges have yet been filed.
The three suspects are believed to be involved in another armed robbery about 12: 10 a. m. Tuesday at a gas station at North and Gary avenues in west suburban Carol Stream, authorities said.