Police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect early this morning and were involved in a possible barricade situation at a Bridgeport neighborhood convenience store, officials said.
A large police presence surrounded JJ Peppers Food Store, 3101 S. Union Ave., where a second suspect may have been inside.
At about 1:30 a.m., two Chicago police officers driving by in their squad car saw two people wearing hoodies enter the store, said Pat Camden, a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police who came to the scene. They stopped, and then saw one of the suspects jump over the counter, he said.
The two officers quickly entered the store, and one of the suspects opened fire, Camden said. One officer returned fire, killing the suspect, he continued.
Cindy Surzynski, who lives on the block, said she heard six shots shortly after 1:30 a.m., followed by five more.
[...] Surzynski said this was the third robbery she was aware of in the neighborhood in recent weeks. "All of a sudden I'm concerned about my block," she said.