Man Shot During Fight Outside River North Nightclub
Chicago police detained a suspect after a man was shot during a fight outside a River North nightclub overnight.
Witnesses said a large group of people were fighting in the 100 block of West Ontario when a man in the crowd threatened to shoot around 4:02 a.m.
CPD said the victim, 25, was involved in an argument with a man when the situation escalated and the two began to physically fight. The offender ultimately pulled out a gun and fired shots, striking the victim in the buttocks.
Witnesses identified a man in the area as the shooter and police detained the man around 4:25 a.m. Some witnesses told police the man put his gun into a black SUV that left the area.
Meanwhile, EMS took the victim to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.
Sunday’s victim is the ninth person shot on the Near North Side this year. That includes a man who was shot by Chicago police after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife. At this point last year, the Near North Side had seen eight people shot, including a Chicago police officer and the man who allegedly shot the officer.
Near North Side shooting totals as of May 11 in other recent years:
2023: 4
2022: 14
2021: 3
2020: 4
2019: 8
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