CHICAGO () — No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fatal shooting near a Lincoln Park bar, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
The deadly shooting occurred Sunday around 11:43 p.m. in the 2200-block of North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago police said.
Officials identified the victim as 30-year-old Malik McCorkle, who was shot in the head and later died at Illinois Masonic Hospital.
According to police, the gunfire followed a fight that erupted near a bar, after which someone opened fire at McCorkle.
Security video from a nearby business captured a large crowd gathered in the street before the shooting, with several people appearing to hold guns. Authorities said more than a dozen shots were fired.
Police said a suspect was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered.
On Wednesday, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said that person would not be charged:
“After a thorough review, the CCSAO determined the available evidence is insufficient to support the filing of criminal charges.”
The video in the player above is from a previous report.
On Tuesday, 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen announced that Chicago police ordered The Dime bar to close immediately under a summary closure order.
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