Overview
- Police responded around 1:30 a.m. to the 1000 block of West Pratt Boulevard after multiple 911 calls from a group on the pier.
- Witnesses reported a man in a ski mask and black clothing emerged from behind the light beacon and fired a single shot.
- The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene with no other injuries reported.
- The gunman fled down the beach and remains unidentified, and no arrests have been announced as the investigation continues.
- Officers at the scene indicated a possible Loyola University connection and a campus police supervisor responded, though enrollment has not been confirmed.