A person of interest remains in custody after a man was shot while sitting at an outdoor table Thursday evening at Murphy’s Bleachers near Wrigley Field, according to a police report.
No charges have been announced by police Friday morning.
The 26-year-old West Town man was seated outside Murphy’s around 7 p.m. when he saw two groups of teens get into a fight and then heard several gunshots fired, according to the report.
He ran into the bar at 3655 N. Sheffield Ave. and “felt severe pain” in his left arm as paramedics and police responded to the scene, the report said. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition.
A game was not taking place at Wrigley at the time.
Officers reviewed a video that showed several young people from the attack entering a Red Line train and some were detained, according to the report. A gun was found inside the train.
Other video footage showed two armed people between the ages of 15 and 20, shooting into a crowd before running away north, out of camera view, according to the report.
One wore a black shirt, black pants and white sneakers while the other wore a grey hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and black sneakers, the report said.
Officers spotted about 30 fired shell casings at 956 W. Waveland Ave., about 120 feet away from the bar, according to the report.
Tom Morahan was on his way to a porta-potty in the area when he noticed a group of around 15 people arguing with about five other people.
“It seemed like the bigger group was walking away, going east, and then I went into the bathroom and like 15-20 seconds later, I just heard a bunch of gunshots. It was crazy,” he said, also noting that he heard around “10 pops, maybe more.”
Morahan said he ducked while in the bathroom, then waited a minute to walk out.
He walked into Murphy’s Bleachers, where bar stools were strewn on the floor and people were hiding behind the bar, he said.
He said the victim didn’t appear to be involved with the large group that was fighting.
“It was pretty wild,” said Morahan, who lives in the neighborhood. “North Side of Chicago, you don’t see this too much, especially [near] Wrigley, Murphy’s.”
Area 3 detectives are investigating.
Contributing: Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere
