Lane Bryant Shooting Chicago Tribute

Five women were shot and killed inside a clothing store at a suburban Chicago shopping center on Saturday in what police said appeared to be a robbery.

Police were searching for a lone gunman spotted outside the store by a witness, but said they had not identified him.The victims were all found in the back of the Lane Bryant women's clothing store in an area not frequented by customers, Tinley Park Police Sgt. T.J. Grady told reporters.

It appeared to be a robbery that "went rather poorly," he added. Grady declined to say whether the victims were customers or employees of the store, located at the Brookside Marketplace shopping center in a southwestern suburb of Chicago.

Police said they received a call at 10:44 a.m. CST reporting multiple gunshot victims inside the store.The suspect had fled and they issued an alert for a man wearing black jeans, a black waist-length winter coat and a black knit cap, police said.

Police said they received a call at 10:44 a.m. CST reporting multiple gunshot victims inside the store.The suspect had fled and they issued an alert for a man wearing black jeans, a black waist-length winter coat and a black knit cap, police said.

Source:http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0244670020080203