No charges for man who fired gun near pro-Palestinian rally outside Chicago, prosecutor says

Published October 24, 2023 12:17 PM

By TODD RICHMOND and CLAIRE SAVAGE
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say charges will not be filed against the man who fired a gunshot into the air near pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside an Israel solidarity event in Chicago. They said in a Monday evening news release that he acted in self-defense. A group of about 200 pro-Palestinian protesters had rallied Sunday near a banquet hall in Skokie, where people were gathered to show solidarity with Israel. Witnesses told the Chicago Sun-Times that a man drove his car toward the group. Police have said he fired a shot into the air before officers took him into custody. The newspaper also reported that another man wearing an Israeli flag as a cape pepper sprayed the crowd before he was arrested.

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