No charges for man who fired gun in the air near pro-Palestinian protesters in Skokie

No charges for man who fired gun in the air near pro-Palestinian protesters in Skokie

“After reviewing the evidence, which includes surveillance video and witness statements, we have determined the individual … acted in self-defense upon being surrounded by a crowd and attacked," police said.

No charges for man who fired gun in the air near pro-Palestinian protesters in Skokie: prosecutors

A police officer looks in the window of a vehicle of a man who was arrested for firing a gun into the air near a group of pro-Palestinian protesters, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The man was later released without charges.Violet Miller/Sun-Times Charges will not be filed against a man who fired a gun near pro-Palestinian protesters in the north suburbs Sunday night, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.The 39-year-old man, who prose…