Chicago South Loop shooting: Employee fatally shoots man during fight at business near 13th Street and Michigan Avenue, CPD says
A South Loop business employee fatally shot a man during a fight on Friday night, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened at the business near East 13th Street and Michigan Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
A 31-year-old man got into a fight with another man, a 32-year-old worker, police said. The employee pulled out a gun, and after a brief struggle, the firearm went off, striking the 31-year-old in the head.
The Chicago Fire Department treated the man, but he died at the scene.
Officers took the worker into custody and recovered a gun from the scene.
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Charges are pending, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
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