Good Guy with a Gun #309: Chicago, IL

You can even find a Good Guy with a Gun in Chicago sometimes — and it probably saved this man’s life. | Original incident: August 10, 2024

These posts are based on our Good Guy with a Gun calendar. Today’s post is essentially the same as the calendar version.

Around 4:30 PM, a 34-year-old man was inside Shack Seafood and Steak in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood when Erick Cameron, 33, entered, drew a gun, and fired at him. Cameron’s shots struck the man in the face and arm.

Fortunately, a third person present was armed and fired at Cameron, hitting Cameron in the thigh and back.

Shack Seafood and Steak is on the left-hand side of this image.

Both Cameron and his victim were seriously injured and hospitalized.

Cameron was charged with several felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, armed violence with the discharge of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.

Sources

News

Man accused in shooting inside Englewood business facing attempted murder charge (WGN-TV; also read as syndicated on Yahoo)

Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Englewood shooting (FOX 32 Chicago)

CBS Chicago filed the day of the shooting and folded the same account into its weekend roundup.

• Two shot inside Englewood restaurant, Chicago police say (Day-of)

• 2 dead, 37 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say (Weekend roundup)