New Store Opens On Site Of Lane Bryant Shooting In Tinley Park
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- For the first time since five women were killed at the Lane Bryant in Tinley Park, a retail store will open for business tomorrow morning - on the same site.
T.J. Maxx is opening in the same space that was was the Lane Bryant store.
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki says it's bittersweet.
"A bitter thing in the sense that it represents a tragedy that occurred five and a half years ago, and it's a stain on our community.
"The other side of the coin is, we're glad that it's a store coming into Tinley Park from another location within Tinley - and the space is being used for retail."
Zabrocki says the building originally had been used by several stores, including Lane Bryant. And now T.J. Maxx is taking over the entire space.
TJ Grady was a cop when the shooting occured. He is now a village trustee.
"It was hard to deal with. Asmall community, hometown feeling and then to have this tragedy take place. It was very tough on a lot of people"
New Store Opens On Site Of Lane Bryant Shooting In Tinley Park
T.J. Maxx issued a statement that says: "We certainly understand the many sensitivities regarding this location and we respectfully look forward to supporting the community as a good neighbor."
The company says it's donating $10,000 to a Tinley Park-based charity, Together We Cope, in honor of the victims.
Mayor Zabrocki says he is still optimistic that the man who killed five women will be caught.
