A Chicago security guard has been shot and killed by an armed thug at the Family Dollar store where he worked, according to police.
The Chicago Police Department said authorities were called to the discount store on the city’s West Side.
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m.
According to FOX 32, authorities said that the suspect approached 43-year-old Loyce Wright with a rifle.
He then proceeded to gun down Wright in the store.
Wright, a security guard at the store, was struck multiple times by the gunfire.
The 43-year-old was rushed to Stroger Hospital, police confirmed with the local outlet.
He later died from his injuries.
Security guard Loyce Wright, 43 years old, has been identified as the victim in this homicide.
He was working security at Family Dollar when a man with a rifle walked in and said "it's time"
Wright was shot 14 times.
Wright is survived by his 4 daughters.
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— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) February 24, 2024
Jessie Brown, who works as a security at a store next door, said he was at work when he heard the barrage of gunfire.
“I was at work and I heard the gunshots next door,” Brown told FOX 32.
“So I went next door to go see what happened and then I see my friend, Loyce, on the ground.”
Brown said that he had known Wright for 20 years and that the pair both worked in security.
“He was a good friend, he loved doing security, I loved doing security and it’s just sad that this happened to him,” said Brown.
“All he was trying to do was work and take care of his family and now this,” he added.
RIP to Loyce Wright. I've known him since elementary school. Just as devastated as everybody else. My support to friends and family. #abc7chicago #Chicago #Bellwood @ABC7Chicago pic.twitter.com/Sl3TlAquU7
— Matthew David Oliver (@Matthew_26) February 24, 2024
Wright is survived by his 4 daughters.
The Chicago Police Department said that they do not have a suspect in custody.
The motivation for the murder is unclear.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
