A Jesuit priest narrowly escaped a shooting Monday morning on Chicago ’s Near West Side .Police said two men were trying to steal a catalytic converter, and when the priest tried to stop them, they fired shots.Just a few inches one way or the other could have made things much worse for Father Jeremiah Lynch. Fortunately, he is alright.There is a mark on his forehead, as either a bullet or a piece of a door damaged by the gunfire grazed him.
When he went to check it out, he saw two men trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car in the parking lot.When he questioned them, they started shooting."It was bam, bam, bam. And you can see the bullet holes in the door, at least two. And, he pushed the door closed. But he said, by the grace of God, he's here.
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