{"id":2089903,"date":"2023-11-04T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-out-he-picked-the-wrong-one-report\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T14:16:02","slug":"teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-out-he-picked-the-wrong-one-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-out-he-picked-the-wrong-one-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen punk allegedly shoots unarmed maintenance man, quickly realizes he made a grave mistake: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-out-he-picked-the-wrong-one-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089903&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Teen Punk Allegedly \u2064Shoots Unarmed Maintenance Man, Soon Finds Out He Picked \u200bthe Wrong One: Report<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re a teenage punk allegedly looking to rob a\u200d repairman (or anyone, for that matter), be \u2062forewarned: Your weapon might not be enough to keep you safe, even if you\u2019re the only one armed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemchenryscanner.com\/2023\/11\/01\/maintenance-man-gunman-shot-after-victim-fights-back-during-attempted-robbery-in-waukegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake &#038; McHenry County Scanner<\/a>, a Waukegan, Illinois, maintenance man was shot during an attempted \u200crobbery \u200bon Tuesday, \u200cbut managed to fight back using the suspect\u2019s own weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that, at a little before \u206411 \u200bin the morning Tuesday, both the Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department\u2064 responded to a call\u2063 at an apartment complex\u2064 over reports of a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>When first responders arrived, they found that two men were\u2063 shot\u200c \u2014 one aged 17, the other aged 20.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shooting (Waukegan) \u200dWaukegan PD and Waukegan Fire on scene of a report of a shooting\u2064 at Beechwood at the Preserve Apartments, 3040 West \u200d8th Street. One victim shot outside and a second possible victim shot inside the building. Offender is possibly still\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SI2GJiZXsO\">https:\/\/t.co\/SI2GJiZXsO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lake &#038; McHenry County Scanner (@LMCScanner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LMCScanner\/status\/1719382735910043829?\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both the 17-year-old and the 20-year-old were shot in the thigh, according to a police report. The teen was found\u2062 inside an apartment at the complex, while the maintenance man was found behind the building, on the ground by the \u200ddumpster.<\/p>\n<p>First aid was given to both gunshot victims before paramedics could \u200barrive on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A picture of what allegedly happened began to emerge as the maintenance man talked with \u2063officers. According to him, the 17-year-old had tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-player-hospitalized-shot-attempted-armed-robbery-carjacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rob him<\/a> with the pistol. However, he fought back.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200cwas able \u200cto gain control of the gun, shooting the suspect in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The police \u2064report also had a witness report that backed up that version of events, saying they saw\u200b a struggle for \u200cthe\u200d firearm which ended with \u2063both men\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armed-robbery-suspect-loses-bread-deliveryman-short-gun-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being wounded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police said a gun was recovered from the area, with a second gun being recovered from the\u2063 suspect\u2019s apartment. The incident is currently \u200bunder investigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A maintenance man was\u200b shot \u200cduring an attempted \u200drobbery and fought back against the gunman, resulting\u2063 in the suspect being shot with his \u200cown gun, in Waukegan Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5cNRcPbHHQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/5cNRcPbHHQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lake &#038; McHenry County\u200d Scanner (@LMCScanner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LMCScanner\/status\/1719757086958206981?\">November \u200d1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Waukegan, a suburb of\u200b Chicago with a population of just under \u200b90,000, has seen a fair share of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-out-he-picked-the-wrong-one-report\/\" title=\"Teen punk allegedly shoots unarmed maintenance man, quickly realizes he made a grave mistake: Report\">high-profile armed robberies<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In July, a man died after he was shot during an \u200carmed robbery \u2064in the city and\u2063 crashed his car into a building \u2062trying to get away. Two men were\u200b charged in\u2062 that incident,\u200d according to the Scanner.<\/p>\n<p>In September, another alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-customer-deftly-guns-armed-robbery-suspect-without-even-putting-six-pack-beer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed robbery<\/a> made headlines in the city; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemchenryscanner.com\/2023\/09\/03\/man-violently-attacked-by-2-suspects-during-robbery-in-parking-lot-in-waukegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scanner<\/a> \u2062 reported that a man was hit over the head and grabbed by the neck during the theft.<\/p>\n<p>In Tuesday\u2019s case, however, the maintenance \u200cman apparently had not only wits, but the reaction time to grab the gun from his assailant and turn it back on him.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s also a helpful reminder that there\u2019s an easier way to defend oneself from an armed\u2062 robbery than turning \u2064someone else\u2019s gun on them: Having your \u200c <em>own <\/em>gun to turn on them. That\u2019s\u200c why we have \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2a-win-judge-strikes-new-york-city-gun-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second\u200d Amendment<\/a>, and making free and responsible use of \u200bit can preclude crimes like this from happening in the first place\u2062 \u2014 or drastically improve your chances\u200c of getting out alive if they do happen.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent Note from \u2062Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-recruits-super-bowl-champ-to-be-official-spokesman-for-covid-booster\/\" title=\"Pfizer hires Super Bowl champ as COVID booster spokesperson.\">labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply<\/a> because we\u2063 have a biblical \u200bworldview and speak\u2064 the\u200b truth about what is happening\u2064 in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-goes-around-voters-backs-signs-change-in-state-election-laws\/\" title=\"Governor sneaks behind voters, enacts new election laws.\">woke advertisers dictate<\/a> the content we share with\u2063 our community. 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Your support means we can\u200b continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-american-tax-dollars-funding-way-more-than-just-weapons-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"American tax dollars funding more than just weapons in Ukraine uncovered.\">expose false narratives<\/a> and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand\u2062 with \u200cus\u200d by \u200cdonating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-punk-allegedly-shoots-unarmed-maintenance-man-soon-finds-picked-wrong-one-report\/\">Teen Punk Allegedly Shoots Unarmed Maintenance Man, Soon Finds\u2062 Out He Picked the Wrong One: Report<\/a> appeared\u200b first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Is \u2064the right \u200bto bear arms a\u2062 right \u2062or \u200ba\u200c privilege?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The right to keep\u200c and bear arms in the United States is a fundamental right protected \u200dby the Second\u2063 Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most U.S. states. \u2062&#8221;https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/gun-rights\/&#8221; \u2063target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Second Amendment<\/a> \u2064in the United States, which grants the right to\u2063 bear arms \u200dfor self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>While the incident in Waukegan serves as a \u2064reminder \u200dof the dangers of armed \u200brobbery and the importance of self-defense, it also raises questions about the root causes of such crimes. Why would\u2064 a teenager resort to robbery and violence? Are there\u200d underlying societal issues that need \u200bto be addressed?<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial \u2063for society to focus on preventing such incidents by addressing the factors that lead to criminal \u2064behavior. This includes addressing\u200b issues such as \u200dpoverty, lack of opportunities, and social inequality. By addressing these issues and providing support and\u2064 resources to at-risk\u2063 individuals,\u2062 we can work \u200ctowards creating a safer and more just society.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the story \u200bof the attempted \u200drobbery in Waukegan serves\u2063 as a reminder that\u2064 even armed criminals are not\u200b immune\u200c to the consequences of their actions. It also underscores\u2064 the need to address \u2064the underlying issues that contribute to such crimes in\u200b order to \u200dcreate a safer and more equitable society for all.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemchenryscanner.com\/2023\/11\/01\/maintenance-man-gunman-shot-after-victim-fights-back-during-attempted-robbery-in-waukegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake &#038; McHenry \u200bCounty Scanner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-player-hospitalized-shot-attempted-armed-robbery-carjacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armed-robbery-suspect-loses-bread-deliveryman-short-gun-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-customer-deftly-guns-armed-robbery-suspect-without-even-putting-six-pack-beer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western \u2064Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teenage punk attempting to rob a repairman in Waukegan, Illinois, was surprised to find that being armed wasn&#8217;t enough to ensure their safety. 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