Robbins, Illinois, mayor suffers graze wound inside restaurant; security shoots, kills gunman, officials say
The mayor of the south Chicago suburb of Robbins was grazed by a bullet wound during a shooting at a restaurant and bar over the weekend.
The shooter was then shot and killed by a security guard.
Robbins village spokesman Sean Howard said the shooting happened at Harold's Chicken Ice Bar in the 13700 block of South Claire Boulevard. Initial reports indicated that the shooting happened Saturday evening, but officials later said the shooting happened late Friday night into Saturday morning.
According to Howard, a masked gunman entered the restaurant and opened fire toward an intended target. During this chain of events, a contracted security officer with the restaurant intervened and shot the gunman, who was later pronounced dead.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office identified the gunman as Marquelle Rose, 29, of Chicago,
Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant was inside the restaurant picking up a food order at the time, but was not the intended target, Howard said.
"We know the mayor was not the intended target. This gunman, I'm sure, had no knowledge who the mayor is," said Howard. "One, he's from Chicago, young guy. Two, that the mayor was even in this facility."
The mayor was grazed by a bullet while seeking safety with others in the restaurant, the village said. He was treated at a local hospital and released.
Howard said a DJ at the bar was also grazed by a bullet.
He said the incident should not be seen as a reflection of Robbins.
"There's a $3 million dollar football field just ahead. There's a $40 million MWRD project here. There's 40 homes being built here. There's other restaurants in town. Five years ago, not so much," he said. "So, this is just a small stain on yet a very, very progressive and positive community."
CBS News Chicago has reached out to the owner of Harold's Ice Bar for a comment. It is closed until further notice pending investigations by both police and the village, which Howard said is protocol.
Robbins police requested the Cook County Sheriff's office to help them investigate the deadly shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Sheriff's Police Detectives at 708-865-4896.
