Overview
- A 23-year-old man was struck and killed on Lake Shore Drive, which happened Saturday just before 1:15 a.m., after he crossed into northbound lanes and was pronounced dead at Northwestern Hospital.
- About two hours later, a fight outside a River North nightclub near Clark and Erie escalated to gunfire, which left three men aged 22 to 25 wounded and taken to Northwestern Hospital with one in critical condition.
- The River North victims include an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's correctional officer, and police say the shooter or shooters fled the scene after firing multiple rounds.
- Area Three detectives are handling the shooting probe while CPD’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating the Lake Shore Drive crash; officers reported roughly 13 shell casings at the River North scene and say surveillance captured a suspect running west on Erie.
- City officials counted several other weekend shootings across Chicago, and police are urging anyone with tips or video to come forward because collected evidence could lead to arrests and affect late‑night safety in Near North nightlife areas.