Overview
- Police say the confrontation unfolded around 1:18–1:20 a.m. in the 100 block of West Hubbard Street.
- A 35-year-old who stepped in to intervene was shoved by a 32-year-old during a fight involving several people.
- The shove sent the man down a flight of stairs at a River North business, causing injuries that proved fatal at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
- Officers arrested the 32-year-old at the scene, and he remains in custody with charges pending.
- Area 3 detectives are leading the investigation at a multi-story address that lists a nightclub and a restaurant.