An attempted robbery of an armored vehicle outside the Country Club Hills Walmart Monday turned into a shoot out, police officials said.
At 10:24 a.m., Country Club Hills police say they responded to a call of an active shooter at Walmart, 4005 W. 168th Place. The preliminary investigation found the shots were fired during an attempted armed robbery of an armored vehicle, according to a police news release.
A FBI spokeswoman said the suspected offenders quickly drove a Sudan vehicle up to the armored vehicle and began shooting. The armored vehicle workers and Walmart security returned fire, she said.
The offenders then jumped out of their car and stole the vehicle of an elderly person nearby and drove off, the spokeswoman said.
There were no reported injuries. Walmart officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The FBI also responded to a bank robbery at U.S. Bank, 4350 Lincoln Highway, in Matteson earlier in the day, according to the spokeswoman. Shots were fired in that robbery, but no one was injured, she said.
The FBI spokeswoman said it’s unclear if the robberies are related.
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this or other armored vehicle robberies and attempts, the spokeswoman said.
Country Club police ask anyone with information regarding this attempted robbery to call 708-798-3191 or the Chicago FBI office at 312-421-6700.