Chicago police were trying to unravel a mystery this evening inside a River North apartment building where a shot rang out, a gun was found and a trail of blood led out the door – but one piece of key evidence, a victim, was nowhere to be found.
Chicago police News Affairs Officer Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti said police were called to the 300 block of West Illinois Street at about 5:15 p.m. She said when police arrived they found the area “disturbed” and a gun was found.
“All we have right now is a weapon being discovered and a disturbed common area,” she said.
Detectives on the scene said they believe a fight broke out between at least two men on a 2nd-floor courtyard inside the building. A shot was fired, police said, and police later found a gun on the scene.
A neighbor said he heard a “single gunshot” at about 5:15 p.m.
A worker at the upscale complex said he saw two men make their way down the stairs and out of the building, leaving blood on a door. Police said they found splatters of blood in various locations inside the building.
Police said that at least one of the individuals may have walked into a nearby McDonald’s restaurant, but they are still trying to determine if somebody was actually shot. Police could not confirm if anyone was in custody.
– Cynthia Dizikes and Carlos Sadovi
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