{"id":2664461,"date":"2026-09-18T20:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-robber-finds-out-the-hard-way-that-he-picked-the-wrong-victim-two-shots-later-he-was-in-the-er\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:34:02","slug":"would-be-robber-finds-out-the-hard-way-that-he-picked-the-wrong-victim-two-shots-later-he-was-in-the-er","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-robber-finds-out-the-hard-way-that-he-picked-the-wrong-victim-two-shots-later-he-was-in-the-er\/","title":{"rendered":"Would-Be Robber Finds Out the Hard Way That He Picked the Wrong Victim: Two Shots Later He Was in the ER"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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%2Fwould-be-robber-finds-out-the-hard-way-that-he-picked-the-wrong-victim-two-shots-later-he-was-in-the-er%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=2664461&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--><p>A gas station incident in Orland Park, Illinois, involved an armed robber attempting to hold up a customer.The victim, who had a concealed-carry permit, drew and fired his gun, hitting the suspect at least once, leading to the suspect\u2019s hospitalization. Surveillance footage captured the event and was shared online.The police are investigating but have not identified either individual involved. Illinois implemented its concealed carry law in 2014 following a court ruling that deemed the state&#8217;s previous ban unconstitutional.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A robber\u2019s skills in victim-selection were lacking Tuesday when he tried to hold up an armed commuter at a gas station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Orland Park, Illinois, police responded to the scene around 9:00 a.m. local time, eventually taking the would-be robber to a local hospital for treatment with at least one gunshot wound, ABC7Chicago, a local TV station, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/ccl-holder-shoots-suspect-robbery-attempt-shell-gas-station-harlem-avenue-orland-park\/19835157\/\">reported<\/a>. Surveillance video caught the incident on video, which was <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chicago_Goofies\/status\/2099982520590762251\">posted<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI would hope that he would just give up his keys, let him take his car, and the guy wouldn\u2019t have to use his weapon. Luckily, he had a weapon on him, and he wasn\u2019t afraid to take it out,\u201d Naseem Elmosa, whose family owned the gas station, told the Chicago-based TV station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >surveillance video posted online showed<\/a> the robber walking toward the gas station customer before drawing a gun, only for the customer, who had a concealed-carry permit, to draw his own gun and fire at least two rounds. The suspect was struck at least once by the armed citizen\u2019s return fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cHe was masked. It was clear on plain view sight that this person, he was armed, of course,\u201d Elmosa said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Police were investigating the shooting, and didn\u2019t identify either the would-be robber or the armed citizen. Police said the customer was cooperating with the investigation into the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just crazy to see here in Orland Park. It\u2019s just scary for everybody around here, especially having a family-owned business. Never came across this issue before,\u201d Elmosa said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Illinois passed its concealed carry law in the wake of a December 2012 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isba.org\/cases\/7thcircuit\/2012\/12\/11\/moorevmadigan\">decision<\/a> by a divided three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which ruled the state\u2019s ban on concealed carry and refusal to issue permits was a violation of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Circuit Judges Richard Posner and Joel Flaum, both Reagan appointees, said the ban was unconstitutional, while Circuit Judge Ann Claire Williams, a Clinton appointee, dissented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The law passed by the Illinois Legislature took effect in 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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