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The '''Lane Bryant shooting''' was an incident of [[mass murder]] and [[armed robbery]] at a [[Lane Bryant]] clothing outlet in the Brookside Marketplace in [[Tinley Park, Illinois]], [[United States]], a suburb of Chicago, that occurred on February 2, 2008. The shooting resulted in five fatalities, and the injury of another.
The '''Lane Bryant shooting''' was an incident of [[mass murder]] and [[armed robbery]] at a [[Lane Bryant]] clothing outlet in the Brookside Marketplace in [[Tinley Park, Illinois]], [[United States]], a suburb of Chicago, that occurred on February 2, 2008. The shooting resulted in five fatalities, and the injury of another.


Police do not know the identity of the shooter. Police released a sketch of the suspect on February 11, 2008, receiving two dozen leads the first day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/787588,CST-NWS-shoot11.article|title=Sketch of Lane Bryant suspect nets 2 dozen leads |author=Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=February 11, 2008}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}}
Police do not know the identity of the shooter. Police released a sketch of the suspect on February 11, 2008, receiving two dozen leads the first day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/787588,CST-NWS-shoot11.article |title=Sketch of Lane Bryant suspect nets 2 dozen leads |author=Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=February 11, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080214161105/http://www.suntimes.com:80/news/metro/787588,CST-NWS-shoot11.article |archivedate=February 14, 2008 }}</ref>


==Details==
==Details==
[[File:2008 2 13.tinleysuspect.jpg|thumb|sketch of man who killed 5 women and tried to kill a sixth]]
[[File:2008 2 13.tinleysuspect.jpg|thumb|sketch of man who killed 5 women and tried to kill a sixth]]
Four customers, a part-time employee, and the store manager, were taken to the back of the store and shot. Five of the women were killed; the part-time employee was wounded but survived. Police found the victims shortly after receiving an emergency call at 10:45&nbsp;a.m. The gunman was described as a [[African American|black]] man with thick, [[cornrow]]ed hair and a receding hairline,<ref name=yah>{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/store_shooting|title=5 shot dead at suburban Chicago store |author=Michael Tarm, Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=February 3, 2008}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}} along with one braid lying over the right side of his face at cheek level and decorated with four light-green beads on the end.<ref name=tim>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/02/05/news/illiana/doc2b3e9d912895e171862573e60004bd7d.txt |title=Police describe shooting suspect |author=Michael Tarm, Associated Press |publisher=The Times |date=February 5, 2008}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}} Police believe it was a robbery "gone awry."<ref name=reut>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0244670020080203|publisher=Reuters |date=2008-02-02 |accessdate=2008-02-02 |title=Five women killed in Chicago-area store shooting}}</ref>
Four customers, a part-time employee, and the store manager, were taken to the back of the store and shot. Five of the women were killed; the part-time employee was wounded but survived. Police found the victims shortly after receiving an emergency call at 10:45&nbsp;a.m. The gunman was described as a [[African American|black]] man with thick, [[cornrow]]ed hair and a receding hairline,<ref name=yah>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/store_shooting |title=5 shot dead at suburban Chicago store |author=Michael Tarm, Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=February 3, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080206113735/http://news.yahoo.com:80/s/ap/store_shooting |archivedate=February 6, 2008 }}</ref> along with one braid lying over the right side of his face at cheek level and decorated with four light-green beads on the end.<ref name=tim>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/02/05/news/illiana/doc2b3e9d912895e171862573e60004bd7d.txt |title=Police describe shooting suspect |author=Michael Tarm, Associated Press |publisher=The Times |date=February 5, 2008}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}} Police believe it was a robbery "gone awry."<ref name=reut>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0244670020080203|publisher=Reuters |date=2008-02-02 |accessdate=2008-02-02 |title=Five women killed in Chicago-area store shooting}}</ref>


The victims are:<ref name=yah/>
The victims are:<ref name=yah/>
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
{{wikinews|5 dead in Chicago-area store shooting}}
{{wikinews|5 dead in Chicago-area store shooting}}
The shopping center was closed and locked down while being searched. It was reopened after police found that the gunman had left the immediate area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/02/store.shooting/index.html|title=5 dead in strip mall shooting; gunman at large|author=|publisher=CNN|date=February 3, 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
The shopping center was closed and locked down while being searched. It was reopened after police found that the gunman had left the immediate area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/02/store.shooting/index.html |title=5 dead in strip mall shooting; gunman at large |author= |publisher=CNN |date=February 3, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080206103653/http://www.cnn.com:80/2008/CRIME/02/02/store.shooting/index.html? |archivedate=February 6, 2008 }}</ref>


Then-[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Barack Obama]], who was elected President in November that year, released a statement following the killings:
Then-[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Barack Obama]], who was elected President in November that year, released a statement following the killings:
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{{cquote|I was deeply saddened to learn about the shooting in Tinley Park, and my heart goes out to the victims' families. This kind of violence is unacceptable -- not just in a shopping center where we're supposed to feel safe, but wherever it occurs. And as the facts become clear, I hope the authorities find and prosecute whoever is responsible for this tragedy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-080202-obama-tinley-park,0,435958.story |title=Obama statement on Tinley Park shootings |author= |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=February 2, 2008}}</ref>}} {{dead link|date=November 2015}}
{{cquote|I was deeply saddened to learn about the shooting in Tinley Park, and my heart goes out to the victims' families. This kind of violence is unacceptable -- not just in a shopping center where we're supposed to feel safe, but wherever it occurs. And as the facts become clear, I hope the authorities find and prosecute whoever is responsible for this tragedy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-080202-obama-tinley-park,0,435958.story |title=Obama statement on Tinley Park shootings |author= |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=February 2, 2008}}</ref>}} {{dead link|date=November 2015}}


A $100,000 reward, half of which was donated by Lane Bryant's parent company, Charming Shoppes Inc., was offered for information leading to the gunman's arrest.<ref name=yah/> On February 6, 2008, Lane Bryant announced the establishment of The Lane Bryant Tinley Park Memorial Fund in honor of the five women who were killed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blastmagazine.com/2008/02/lane-bryant-creates-memorial-fund-for-shooting-victims/ |title=Lane Bryant creates memorial fund for shooting victims |publisher=Blast Magazine |date=February 6, 2008}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}} Lane Bryant also offered to pay for the victims' funerals.
A $100,000 reward, half of which was donated by Lane Bryant's parent company, Charming Shoppes Inc., was offered for information leading to the gunman's arrest.<ref name=yah/> On February 6, 2008, Lane Bryant announced the establishment of The Lane Bryant Tinley Park Memorial Fund in honor of the five women who were killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blastmagazine.com/2008/02/lane-bryant-creates-memorial-fund-for-shooting-victims/ |title=Lane Bryant creates memorial fund for shooting victims |publisher=Blast Magazine |date=February 6, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080208041359/http://blastmagazine.com:80/2008/02/lane-bryant-creates-memorial-fund-for-shooting-victims/ |archivedate=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> Lane Bryant also offered to pay for the victims' funerals.


''[[The Steve Wilkos Show]]'', being taped in Chicago, profiled the suspect of the shooting at the end of one episode since the incident.<ref>[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0kDw_h15I THE STEVE WILKOS SHOW: Help Steve Catch a Killer!]</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}}
''[[The Steve Wilkos Show]]'', being taped in Chicago, profiled the suspect of the shooting at the end of one episode since the incident.<ref>[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0kDw_h15I THE STEVE WILKOS SHOW: Help Steve Catch a Killer!]</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}}


The store building itself remained unused until November 2013, when [[T.J. Maxx]] took it over for use as a retail outlet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pratt|first=Gregory|title=Tinley Park shooting site opening as new store|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/tinley_park/ct-met-lane-bryant-store-reopens-20131107,0,414758.story|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 7, 2013}}</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2015}}
The store building itself remained unused until November 2013, when [[T.J. Maxx]] took it over for use as a retail outlet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pratt |first=Gregory |title=Tinley Park shooting site opening as new store |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/tinley_park/ct-met-lane-bryant-store-reopens-20131107,0,414758.story |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=November 7, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20131107064216/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/tinley_park/ct-met-lane-bryant-store-reopens-20131107,0,414758.story |archivedate=November 7, 2013 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:00, 23 February 2016

Lane Bryant shooting
LocationTinley Park, Illinois, United States
DateFebruary 2, 2008 (2008-02-02)
c. 10:45 a.m. (UTC-6)
Attack type
Armed robbery, mass murder
Weapons.40 S&W Glock handgun
Deaths5
Injured1
PerpetratorUnknown

The Lane Bryant shooting was an incident of mass murder and armed robbery at a Lane Bryant clothing outlet in the Brookside Marketplace in Tinley Park, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago, that occurred on February 2, 2008. The shooting resulted in five fatalities, and the injury of another.

Police do not know the identity of the shooter. Police released a sketch of the suspect on February 11, 2008, receiving two dozen leads the first day.[1]

Details

File:2008 2 13.tinleysuspect.jpg
sketch of man who killed 5 women and tried to kill a sixth

Four customers, a part-time employee, and the store manager, were taken to the back of the store and shot. Five of the women were killed; the part-time employee was wounded but survived. Police found the victims shortly after receiving an emergency call at 10:45 a.m. The gunman was described as a black man with thick, cornrowed hair and a receding hairline,[2] along with one braid lying over the right side of his face at cheek level and decorated with four light-green beads on the end.[3][dead link] Police believe it was a robbery "gone awry."[4]

The victims are:[2]

  • Connie R. Woolfolk, 37, of Flossmoor;
  • Sarah T. Szafranski, 22, of Oak Forest;
  • Carrie Hudek Chiuso, 33, of Frankfort;
  • Rhoda McFarland, 42, of Joliet, the store manager;
  • Jennifer L. Bishop, 34, of South Bend, Indiana
  • The identity of the survivor is protected by police and has not been released to the media.

Aftermath

Wikinews has related news:

The shopping center was closed and locked down while being searched. It was reopened after police found that the gunman had left the immediate area.[5]

Then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama, who was elected President in November that year, released a statement following the killings:

I was deeply saddened to learn about the shooting in Tinley Park, and my heart goes out to the victims' families. This kind of violence is unacceptable -- not just in a shopping center where we're supposed to feel safe, but wherever it occurs. And as the facts become clear, I hope the authorities find and prosecute whoever is responsible for this tragedy.[6]

[dead link]

A $100,000 reward, half of which was donated by Lane Bryant's parent company, Charming Shoppes Inc., was offered for information leading to the gunman's arrest.[2] On February 6, 2008, Lane Bryant announced the establishment of The Lane Bryant Tinley Park Memorial Fund in honor of the five women who were killed.[7] Lane Bryant also offered to pay for the victims' funerals.

The Steve Wilkos Show, being taped in Chicago, profiled the suspect of the shooting at the end of one episode since the incident.[8][dead link]

The store building itself remained unused until November 2013, when T.J. Maxx took it over for use as a retail outlet.[9]

References

  1. ^ Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times (February 11, 2008). "Sketch of Lane Bryant suspect nets 2 dozen leads". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Michael Tarm, Associated Press (February 3, 2008). "5 shot dead at suburban Chicago store". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Michael Tarm, Associated Press (February 5, 2008). "Police describe shooting suspect". The Times.
  4. ^ "Five women killed in Chicago-area store shooting". Reuters. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  5. ^ "5 dead in strip mall shooting; gunman at large". CNN. February 3, 2008. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Obama statement on Tinley Park shootings". Chicago Tribune. February 2, 2008.
  7. ^ "Lane Bryant creates memorial fund for shooting victims". Blast Magazine. February 6, 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ THE STEVE WILKOS SHOW: Help Steve Catch a Killer!
  9. ^ Pratt, Gregory (November 7, 2013). "Tinley Park shooting site opening as new store". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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