Suspect shot while trying to rob armored car driver

By Jennifer Cruz

Jerry Adams, 33, tried to rob an armored car driver by hitting him with a hammer, but ended up with a gunshot wound instead. (Photo: Chicago Police Department)
A 33-year-old man was shot Saturday morning while attacking an armored car guard in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood during an attempted robbery, according to reports.
As of Tuesday, the suspect, identified as Jerry Adams, remained hospitalized, although his current condition is not known. Police charged Adams with attempted robbery, and committing and threatening physical violence to a person and property.
Police say Adams slipped on a yellow and orange safety vest and then picked up a sledgehammer as a Garda World armored truck arrived at a currency exchange around 8:25 a.m. According to the Chicago Tribune, the driver reported seeing Adams through the window of the vehicle, but did not believe he was suspicious.
But when the driver exited the armored truck and started to make his way to Azteca, where he was scheduled to deliver some $240,000 in cash, Adams approached him, then struck the driver in the back and neck with the sledgehammer.
The driver then turned to see Adams picking up the sledgehammer from off of the sidewalk, presumably to take another swing. At

Source: Guns.com