Armed off-duty sheriff defends against armed robbers

;Reported By ABC News on 2015-01-22 

“An off-duty Cook County sheriff’s deputy exchanged gunfire with two robbers around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday…. The officer was walking … when he was held-up two armed men who were wearing masks, officials said. One of the suspects fired his gun, and the officer shot back, according to officials…. The robbers ran away with the officer’s cell phone and cash. No one is in custody. The off-duty deputy was not injured. But investigators found blood in a nearby alley, which could indicate one of the robbers may have been wounded….”