Marijuana dispensary security guard shoots burglar who stabbed him with ax, CPD says

CHICAGO (WLS) — Police are investigating a violent incident at a marijuana dispensary in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood Monday morning.

Chicago police said a burglar stabbed a security guard with an ax at the Zen Leaf Dispensary in the 200-block of S. Halsted. The security guard then fired shots, wounding the alleged burglar.

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The alleged burglar was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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