A suspect who opened fire inside of a south suburban restaurant was shot and killed by a security guard this weekend, officials said Sunday.
The town's mayor was at the business and had a "minor graze wound" while seeking safety, according to city officials.
The shooting incident happened in the 13000-block of South Claire Boulevard in Robbins, Illinois, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.
A 29-year-old man was pronounced dead around 1 a.m. Saturday, the medical examiner said. His death was a ruled a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds at the location.
He was identified by the Cook County Sheriff's Department as 29-year-old Marquelle Rose of Chicago.
Robbins officials later provided an update to ABC7, saying a "masked gunman entered the restaurant and opened fire toward an intended target. A contracted security officer with the restaurant intervened shooting the offender who was later pronounced dead."
Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant was hospitalized with a minor injury, officials said. He was not the intended target of the gunman.
Cook County Sheriff's Police Detectives said they were requested by Robbins police on Saturday to help investigate the shooting. The sheriff's police confirmed a 29-year-old man and a 34-year-old man were hospitalized with minor injuries after the shooting incident.
A spokesperson for the village of Robbins said the DJ was the other victim in the shooting.
A spokesperson shared new information about the shooting.
In 2023, Bryant was named "Mayor of the Year" by the "From the Roof Down Organization," which is based in Matteson.
The mayor made history in 2021 when he became the youngest ever African-American mayor in Illinois at the age of 29.
A spokesperson for the village of Robbins provided the following full statement Sunday:
"A shooting occurred last evening at Harold's Chicken Restaurant in Robbins. A masked gunman entered the restaurant and opened fire toward an intended target. A contracted security officer with the restaurant intervened shooting the offender who was later pronounced dead.
"Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant was inside the restaurant but was not the intended target. Mayor Bryant sustained a minor injury while seeking safety with other patrons, he was treated at a local hospital, and released within an hour.
"This incident is not indicative of the Robbins community, as the individuals involved were not residents of Robbins. This isolated act of violence does not reflect the people, families, or spirit of our community.
"The Cook County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident."