After being robbed Saturday evening, Derrick Gholston confronted the suspects with his own weapon as they were holding up a barbershop, authorities said. Gholston and one of the robbers were then killed in an ensuing exchange of gunfire.
That appears to be what happened Saturday when Gholston was drawn into a gun battle after two robbers held him up and then targeted the barbershop.
About 7:15 p.m., he was standing outside the Crispy Cuts barbershop, 31 E. 112th Place, when the male robbers walked up to him, flashed a gun and demanded his property, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. After Gholston handed over his belongings, the suspects walked into the shop and announced another robbery.
That’s when Gholston confronted the robbers with his own weapon and a gun battle ensued. Gholston and one of the suspected robbers, 18-year-old Carlos Smith, were struck and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they were both pronounced dead within an hour, authorities said.
This is sad, tragic and should not have happened.
I would like to see a better timeline of the events, but Gholston should not have followed the criminals into the barbershop. Again, I’d like to see a better layout and walk through but I am just going to guess he may have gone in with his gun out and the criminals had their backs to Gholston. Otherwise, I can not imagine what he may have been thinking walking into the line of fire.
His job for the day was to go home to his two boys.
Gholston, a father of two young boys, owned and operated a food truck that specialized in jerk chicken, according to Jones, who said his friend often carried a handgun because “he dealt with a lot of cash.”
“His sole purpose for carrying the pistol was for his own protection,” he added.
“His sole purpose for carrying the pistol was for his own protection,”
Well, I finally got out to “The Woods” this year. It was a very rainy spring and it’s not easy to drive my small car in swampy land !! Lots of stuff going on all summer and just didn’t have time to get out there.
I need to get out there the next time with the weed wacker and clear to path coming in.
I made a much longer course last summer that went through a good part of the woods but on this day, I had already worked and was feeling kind of lazy !!
I’ve worn corrective lenses since I was about 10 years old. Without them I was pretty close to being blind. I started wearing contacts when I was 15 and since then was really hesitant to wear glasses. Probably because of wearing awful tortoise shell frames and then the horrible wired rims of the early 80″s.
I got lasik about 23 years ago and it made my vision GREAT !! I really wish I could have had that kind of eyesight (without corrective lenses) when played sports and worked construction. But, when I started sitting at a desk in front of a computer for eight hours day, my vision started to fade. It’s not really too bad, I think I can drive without corrective lenses but my eye doctor says differently.
Every year when I go to the eye doctor, she asks if I want good far vision or good near vision and I have always chosen “Far vision.” But it got to the point where I could literally not read not read newspaper sized print even with cheaters on. So this year I chose “Near vision.” The doctor gave me “Mono vision” which is where my weak eye is focused closer and my dominate eye is focused for distance.
THIS WAS GREAT ! I could now look down the sights of my pistol and not have to close my left eye !! The front sight was in perfect focus.
Well, I have had some problems with my eyes and I haven’t worn my contacts for over a week which is amazing given my vanity !! Not wearing my contacts ins’t too bad, I mostly just need glasses just to drive.
Well, just for fun, I wanted to see how well I could shoot without my contacts. This is the first time I’ve been able to get out to “The Woods” this year to do some fun outdoor shootin’!!!!
Saturday at the park, AKA, my brother’s backyard. Made quite a few improvements from last year. Indoor range time in my area is about $20 an hour. If you only shot once a month or less, that’s really not too bad. But 2-3 a month, that will add up quick. Also, it is just a hell of a lot more fun to shoot outdoors. Convenience is also something that is great. I can stop by with my four loaded magazines, do some quick shooting and go.
Still looks a little “Hillbillyish” (no offense). I pay my range dues by doing most of the grounds keeping around it. Still have to finish the back and fill in the dirt behind, and have my brother figure out where he wants to move the rest of the logs to.
Just shooting at paper targets for practice.
I did about 220 rounds. I have 4 magazines that each hold 15 and always have one chambered. I shot alone this day but reloading is when all the good discussions occur.
I can stand and shoot at paper targets ALL DAY LONG, but when the training is done, it’s nice to turn the “fun factor” up up 11 and shoot things that go boom !!
I have had very inconsistent results with the baking soda and vinegar bottles we shoot at. Some are really cool and some are complete fizzling duds.
So, enter Mr. Wizard. (science reference from way back if you are of my age group).
Going backwards, earlier this year I tried something to make it easier to mix the vinegar and baking soda. If you are not quick with the bottle capping, it can be a mess. So I thought up a way to make baking soda pellets. I did not photo document that so there is little to show. I had some plastic trays to use for a mold that could make pellets that were about twice the size of a 45 shell casing. I knew that just mixing water and baking soda would result in a crumbling pellet so I had the bright idea of also adding white glue. Well crap, I had no idea that would literally make “Slime.”
I sometimes think I am a genius. But unfortunately, it’s not the Einstein type, it’s more of the Wily E. Coyote kind.
But the pellets did dry out and they work fine except it takes quite a while for the pellet to dissolve. Need to have that be quicker, so I have some other ideas to try.
The other more simple idea would be just to go to Aldis and buy a 12 pack of crappy soda to shoot at.
Now, mostly just because it’s cool to watch thing go boom in slow motion, here it is.
The first four bottles were only 1/2 full of vinegar. That was the type of reaction that I was looking for !! I was only able to find one of those bottles. I suspect that the rest blew into the cornfield.
NOTE TO SELF: Put another bucket under the middle of the plank. Tired of the first shot knocking down other targets.
The next three shots were a 50/50 mix and the bottle was full. Two of the bottles were through and throughs with jumpy, fizzy bottles. Kind of cool, but not as cool as the first four bottles.
Next four were a 25/75 vinegar/water mix and the bottles were full. 3 of the shots were the “Jumpy Fizzy” kind like the previous 4 but the third shot that jumped straight up in the air was kinds cool, still not as cool as the first exploding ones.
The rest of the aluminum beer cans were full with a 50/50 mix. Almost all of them had a good explosive result.
The results of the experiment?
I haven’t a clue.
If the beer cans weren’t as almost explosive as the first four, I would think having a half full bottle was better.
The good news is that I will get more bottles and blow more stuff up !!!!!
Just wanted to take a little look at the shot placement on the bottles.
Only had one of the first bottles and it went at about the middle of the vinegar level. Interesting that the round went out the back, but there was damage to the bottom of the bottle.
The number twos had good solid hits. Can see the two that were jumpy & fizzy.
The number threes were all low shots. The bottle with the damage on the bottom must have been the one that went sky high up.
Always have to clean up at the end of the day. My dad’s property is next door and he doesn’t like seeing any messes or having any of the debris blow around. My brother’s place already has too many hillbilly piles of “stuff” around. He’s a hard worker and very industrious so I can’t give him any crap about that.
I even clean up the brass on the range. Brass laying around is kind of cool and adds to the ambiance, but I pick it up to take to the scrapyard. Get a few bucks back to buy more ammo !! The .22 casings have almost no weight, so it takes a long time to accumulate.
Done shooting the bottles and now going to use my last magazine to try some quick double shots.
I’m going from a low ready and shooting.
Bottom 3 inch target:
OK, that ain’t too bad for quick shooting !! I’d like to say that I am just a freaking bad ass spot on shooter, but really, I think a lot of that was luck.
Well, so ends another good, safe day at the range.
Bacon Time !!!!!! 