Security guard struck by ax outside Greektown dispensary, fatally shoots attacker

A male was fatally shot after attacking a security guard Sept. 5, 2022, outside a Greektown business.

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A security guard fatally shot a person who struck him with an ax Monday morning outside a Greektown marijuana dispensary.

Just after 10 a.m., a 37-year-old man working as a security guard began arguing with a man, 30, outside Zen Leaf Chicago, 222 S. Halsted St., Chicago police and fire officials said.

The male began swinging an ax and struck the security guard in the leg, police said.

The security guard then fired shots, striking the male, police said. The male was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The security guard was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with cuts to his left leg, police said. He was listed in good condition.

A store owner down the block said he was sleeping when he heard a few gunshots outside.

“It was four or five shots, ‘pop, pop, pop, pop!’” he said, asking not to be named.

A restaurant manager on the same block said nobody there heard any shots, but he saw the security guard taken away on a stretcher by paramedics.

After police reopened the street about 1:30 p.m., disappointed customers walked up to find the dispensary had closed for the day.

Contributing: Nader Issa

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