No charges yet in May shooting on State Street

Incident followed late-night rap concert

28-Jun-09 – The victim is recovering, but the suspect in the May 16 shooting near Marina City is still at large. According to Chicago Police spokesperson Michael Fitspatrick, “The victim could not give a good description of the offender and no one has been charged.”

It happened at about 3:50 a.m. following a late night concert at House of Blues Chicago early on a Saturday morning. Police spokesperson JoAnn Taylor says the 21-year-old man, whose name was not released, got in a fight and was shot in the buttocks with a handgun. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was last reported in stable condition.

(Above) Frame from video captured May 16 by NBC Chicago.

Witnesses say multiple fights broke out at House of Blues about 45 minutes into a concert by the Canadian rapper Drake. According to Allhiphop.com, Drake took the stage at around 3 a.m.

Patrons were then asked to leave. A subsequent altercation outside the club led to the shooting on North State Street next to Marina City.

Drake cancelled an appearance that was to have followed the concert.

Amateur video from inside the club shows the concert stopping due to a disturbance in the crowd. At one point, one of the performers says, “Everybody clear the stage.” He then urges the audience to tell the people causing the disturbance to “get the hell out.”

“You got to understand,” he says. “This is a Drake show. It’s all about love. Chi-town, you know we love you, right?”