This file photo shows Chicago police investigating a shooting in 2013.(Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images)
An armed bystander who fatally shot a man accused of trying to rob a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Chicago store on Halloween night with a paintball gun probably won't be charged, police said Monday.
Reginald Gildersleeve, 55, died at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds. The shooter had a concealed gun permit and was legally carrying the weapon when the shooting took place, Officer Janel Sedevic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said.
Sedevic told USA TODAY the suspect — Gildersleeve<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>walked into the store, pulled out the paintball<span style="color: Red;">*</span>gun, threatened an employee behind the counter and announced a robbery.
"A customer in the store drew his own weapon and fired at the suspect," Sedevic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said. "There were other customers in the business at the time. The offender was fatally wounded."
Gildersleeve had an extensive criminal record, including prior arrests for robbery, police said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Associated Press that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gildersleeve was free on bond when the shooting took place.
Igbinosa Oronsaye, whose mother was married to Gildersleeve, told the
Chicago Tribune<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he wasn't convinced the shooter acted properly.
"Some people don't actually know how to use guns," he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said. "They go to firing ranges, but it's not the same as a bullet going into someone's body, it's not the same as a bullet going into flesh. ...<span style="color: Red;">*</span>You just took a brother, you just took a father from a lot of people. Somebody's got to answer for that."
Guglielmi told AP the police department takes no position on whether legally armed bystanders should take action in such situations.
"You have situations like this, and you have situations that end tragically," Guglielmi said.
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