Man Killed In Armed Robbery ID'd By Will County Sheriff's Office

FRANKFORT, IL — The Will County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the name of the armed robber who was shot and killed during the April 30 robbery at Ryan's Pub, 7928 Lincoln Highway in Frankfort.

Triston Morrison, 20, of Calumet City, was identified as the armed robber who was fatally shot by someone inside Ryan's Pub, according to the WCSO. He was one of the two men who robbed the bar using what turned out to be "replica guns," similar to airsoft guns, according to the WCSO.

The two armed men wearing masks, gloves and hoods went into the bar around 3:15 a.m. April 30 demanding money from patrons, police said. The armed robbers threatened to shoot all the patrons and employees if they did not comply with their demands, according to the WCSO.

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While Morrison was killed during the robbery, the second armed robber fled the bar into a nearby vehicle, which sped away heading eastbound on U.S. Route 30, according to the WCSO. The investigation into the second robber is still ongoing, according to the WCSO.

There has been "no decision" about potential charges against the person who killed Morrison, WCSO spokesperson Kathy Hoffmeyer told Patch.

Patch reached out to the Will County State's Attorney's Office, and it referred questions about any investigation back to the WCSO.

The Will County Coroner's Office did not identify Morrison as the dead robber until Wednesday, 11 days after his death. The Will County Coroner's Office posted on its Facebook page April 30 that "The decedent was a victim of an apparent homicide."