Updated
Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 20
Suspect Held After 30-Year-Old Man Is Fatally Shot Outside Lincoln Park Bar
Updated
Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 20

Suspect Held After 30-Year-Old Man Is Fatally Shot Outside Lincoln Park Bar

3 articles · Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 20

Summary

  • 11:43 p.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old man was shot several times outside a bar in the 2200 block of North Lincoln Avenue after a fight, and later died at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
  • Chicago police recovered a gun at the scene, took a suspect into custody and said charges are pending as Area Three detectives investigate.
  • Ald. Timmy Knudsen said the killing should bolster his push for tighter late-night bar restrictions on that stretch of Lincoln Avenue, where he said extra patrols and permanent weekend patrols are planned.
  • Four other people — ages 20 to 34 — were wounded in separate overnight shootings in Englewood, Roseland, South Shore and Fernwood, all listed in good condition.

Insights

As US murder rates approach a record low, why is this Chicago neighborhood seeing a surge in deadly violence?
Can Chicago crack down on 'problem bars' without hurting the small businesses it also wants to protect?