Chicago man with concealed-carry permit killed in shootout with robbers

A concealed-carry permit holder who was armed for “his own protection” was shot dead after exchanging gunfire with two robbers in Chicago, according to reports.

Father of two Derrick Gholston, 43, was standing outside Crispy Cuts barbershop in the city’s South Side on Saturday night when two crooks pulled out weapons and demanded his property, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The suspects then stormed the shop to rob it — and that’s when Gholston pulled out his legally owned handgun, sparking a shootout with the men, the report said.

Gholston and one of the suspects, 18-year-old Carlos Smith, were both hit in the torso, while a 51-year-old man inside the barbershop was hit twice in the leg, Chicago police told the paper.