A 41-year-old Aldi employee was injured on Friday afternoon after confronting a shoplifter in the store on 6221 North Broadway in the Edgewater district.
The Chicago police said that the employee approached a male suspect, whose age was not confirmed, after stolen merchandise from the store during the confrontation around 14.09 hours, the suspect waved a knife and stabbed the employee in the leg, according to CPD.
The wounded employee was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he was initially mentioned in good condition.
The police followed the suspect to the Granville Red Line Station, where he had fled on track. He was arrested later and his charges are being dealt with. A knife that it was believed to be used in the attack was found in the parking lot of a Whole Foods store a few blocks south of the Aldi.
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