Man Killed Trying to Rob Off-Duty Cop Dressed as a Clown

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jun 18, 2011 4:00PM

An off-duty Chicago police officer was leaving a daycare center on the South Side while dressed as a clown when a man approached him asking for money. The officer said he had no money, and the man pulled a gun on him. In the ensuing tussle, the gun went off, leaving the would-be robber dead on the scene.

The Sun-Times reports that the man is still unidentified, but the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office believes he is in his 20s. Chicago Breaking News reports that he was a teen. The police officer, usually stationed in the Near North area, sustained minor injuries.