CHICAGO — An argument at a South Loop bar turned violent Saturday night when a man who was refused entry into the establishment allegedly fired shots into the bar and struck a woman before fleeing the scene.
The shooting happened about 2:20 a.m. on the 400 block of South Wells Street, according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
Officers responded to the Cactus Bar & Grill at 404 S. Wells when a security guard at the bar called to report a battery in progress, said Central District Lt. Charles Flynn.
A gunman had exited a white Range Rover SUV and discharged 8 or 9 shots into the bar for not being let in, Flynn said. The man, possibly with other alleged offenders, then fled westbound on Van Buren Street.
A 26-year-old woman later arrived at the Loyola University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to her right buttock stemming from the shooting incident at the bar, Flynn said.
The woman told police she was exiting the bar and started running towards her vehicle after seeing a man lying on the ground and a man arguing with security guards.
While running toward her car, she realized she had been shot, Flynn said.
The woman, the only person shot during the incident, was in good condition following the shooting and was treated and released, he said.
Police recovered five .45 caliber shell casings from the sidewalk and discovered a bullet hole in a shattered car window nearby, Flynn said.
It was not immediately clear how many total offenders were involved in the shooting, Flynn said.
No one was in custody Sunday afternoon, and police are looking for the white Range Rover used in the shooting.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating.
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