TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WBBM) - WBBM has learned the only person to survive the massacre last February inside a Tinley Park Lane Bryant store--the assistant manager there--was removed from the Lane Bryant payroll as she was struggling to recover.
WBBM's Steve Miller reports:
It is hard to imagine the horrors she witnessed, the assistant manager of that store. Five women shot and killed. She, too, was shot - but survived. WBBM is not using the name of that young woman.
Some months ago, she was taken off the Lane Bryant payroll.
Tinley Park Police Chief Mike O'Connell says he brought the issue up with Lane Bryant officials two months ago.
And now O'Connell says there's an update: He's been told by Lane Bryant officials that the woman will be put back on the payroll December 1.
"We believe that the victim has been through, certainly, a traumatic experience, and we try to reinforce with her and her family that we are there for support. We're there for resources."
A spokeswoman for Lane Bryant's parent company would neither confirm nor deny the woman's employment status.
The killer remains at large. O'Connell says investigators are following up on 5,400 tips.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the killer.
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11/19/2008 8:24PM
Resident of Tinley Park
That is absurd. I will never shop at lane bryant again!
11/19/2008 9:04PM
you are absurd
What have the Lane Bryant Stores have to do with it? Is it their fault a murder occured there? I'm pretty sure they are as unhappy about it as the rest of the world. To say you won't shop there is to punish the store for something beyond their control.Do you blame Ford or Chevy if a drunk driver kills someone in one of their cars?
11/19/2008 10:30PM
hey
i believe he says he wont shop there anymore because she was taken off the payroll after the incident, not because people were murdered there.
11/20/2008 1:28AM
yeah, hey is right
if someone gets shot like that at her job, the employer needs to take the hit, even if it's yearS until full recovery. It's just that simple.
11/20/2008 6:16AM
workmans comp
this is clearly a workmans comp case. if you are injured during employment you are entitled to workmans comp regardless if it was a burglary.
11/20/2008 7:14AM
Leave it Alone
I think that people need to leave this alone and let the lone survivor recover without all this publicity.
11/20/2008 9:57AM
Lame Bryant
"Lame" Bryant clothes are very expensive. I just don't understand why they did not have a security system. For that matter, the entire plaza. A lot of people say the "attacker" would have taken the tape, but most systems come with backups. I just pray for the families of the victims and I also pray for the survivor. That is a burden that I would not want to bear. I do not shop at Lane Bryant anymore. Whoever did this, I hope it weighs heavy on your heart to the point you turn yourself in.
11/20/2008 11:00AM
Thank you
Thank you for the kind thoughts and concern. Good to know that none of this was the victim's or survivor's fault. Not that it was Lane Bryant's actual fault either, but, they do have a responsibility to their employees.
11/20/2008 11:11AM
A Peace of Mind
This woman and everyone involved all need a peace of mind. I pray that the attaceker(s) will be found so closure can come and the real healing process can begin in the victim and all families lives. That is what is truly needed and for this not to be so much in the public's eye. We won't forget and the attacker will be caught and put to justice.
11/20/2008 2:00PM
A Peace of Mind
I was at this Lane Bryant the Friday before the murders. When I heard this I was shook up a bit. Then to find when I returned to work on Monday, one of the victims was the daughter of one of my co-workers. Not only that, she also worked here on a different floor. Just be careful and continue to pray.
01/24/2009 9:51PM
Where does this case stand
I am so sorry for all those that this has touched. I too live near this area. I think there is more to it. Possibly enough info that someone wanted one of the women excuted. The others must have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. I believe God will reveal who spilled the blood of each of his daughters. Keep praying.
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