Zen Leaf will be closed for the remainder of Monday, September 5th to allow the Chicago Police Department to conduct their investigation of this incident. Both individuals were taken to hospitals with serious injuries. "There's more violence and crowds that make noise, and they are aggressive sometimes.Ī spokesperson for Zen Leaf Dispensaries said in a statement: "This morning outside Zen Leaf on Halsted Street, an individual attacked a contracted third party security guard with a weapon outside the dispensary. "That's what people in Greektown say, that the neighborhood has changed since the dispensary opened a few years ago," said Maca Navas, who lives nearby. Witnesses said he was carrying the axe in a large backpack. Investigators haven't said if the axe-wielding offender was a potential customer. Investigators shut down the block for several hours as they photographed evidence, including the axe that was left lying on the sidewalk and towels used to stop the security guard's bleeding wound. The security guard was taken to Northwestern Hospital in good condition with lacerations to his leg. The suspect was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, where he died, police said. The idea was to create a dispensary environment that could satisfy the. SEE ALSO | 46 shot, 7 fatally in Labor Day weekend shootings across Chicago, police say The first Zen Leaf dispensary opened its doors to the city of Las Vegas back in 2016. Halsted around 10:05 a.m.Ī struggle then ensued and the guard fired at least four shots, witnesses said. The guard then fatally shot the suspect.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Police are investigating a deadly confrontation outside of a marijuana dispensary in Chicago's Greektown neighborhood Monday morning.Ĭhicago police said a male suspect hit a security guard with an axe in the leg during an argument outside the Zen Leaf Dispensary in the 200-block of S. A man attacked a security guard with an axe at Zen Leaf marijuana dispensary in Greektown, Chicago police said.
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