No charges for shooter in Roseland double homicide sparked by argument over cheese

Authorities said Friday that they will not file murder charges against a person who allegedly fatally shot two men at a Roseland restaurant earlier this week, saying he acted in self-defense.

The shooting was sparked by an argument over what kind of cheese was being put on a customer’s sandwich at Momty’s Grill, 9 E. 111th St., on Monday afternoon, according to a Chicago police report.

An employee became upset with the customer, who was yelling at her about the cheese, the Chicago police report said. The woman called her son to the restaurant.

After the son came, a group of men also entered the restaurant, and two of them hit the son in the face, according to the report. The son ran out of the restaurant, chased by the men.

Shots rang out, and responding officers found two men, Dexter Williams and Monte Potts, with multiple gunshot wounds, the report said.

The police report said the son “was responsible for” at least one of the deaths. He checked himself into a Roseland hospital in good condition. He was placed into police custody, but an assistant state’s attorney declined to pursue charges, saying he acted in self-defense, the police report states.

According to an emailed statement from the state’s attorney’s office, the evidence was “insufficient.”

“After a thorough review, the evidence was insufficient to meet the burden of proof required to file criminal charges at this time,” the statement said. “We remain committed to reviewing any additional information related to this matter that is brought to us.”

Potts was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died at 5:52 p.m. Monday, officials said. Williams, who was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, died Tuesday at 1:41 p.m.