The Chicago Tribune has published what can only be described as yellow journalism - calling a dead, gun-toting thug who was shot in the neck by a concealed-carry holder, a "victim" after the armed robber succumbed to his wounds nearly 18 months later.  

On December 12, 2017, 18-year-old Brian Ford pulled a gun on a 27-year-old concealed carry holder as the man pulled into a backyard. After walking up and pointing his gun at the man, Ford was shot in the neck and paralyzed after the driver says he feared "he may become a victim of a battery." 

Ford was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and was later charged with a felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set at $50,000. 10 days later, the Cook County state's attorney's office (which dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett), dropped the case. 

Notably, the gun Ford used was found to have been used during the commission of other crimes, while police found the concealed-carry holder's use an act of self defense under Stand Your Ground / Castle Doctrine laws.