{"id":289591,"date":"2026-09-19T11:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/289591\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:06:14","slug":"river-north-shooting-today-police-respond-to-apparent-downtown-chicago-shooting-outside-nightclub-near-clark-and-erie-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/289591\/","title":{"rendered":"River North shooting today: Police respond to apparent downtown Chicago shooting outside nightclub near Clark and Erie streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago police responded to an apparent shooting outside of a downtown nightclub early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>WLS<\/p>\n<p>ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WLS logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/origin-wls.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 19, 2026 10:29AM<\/p>\n<p>Follow ABC7 on Google<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Chicago police responded to an apparent shooting outside of a downtown nightclub early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Video from the scene captured a heavy police presence near North Clark and West Erie streets in the city&#8217;s River North neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Multiple ambulances were called to that area, but it was not immediately clear how many people were hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An ABC7 crew observed officers looking at shell casings that littered the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">What led up to the apparent gunfire was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities did not immediately provide additional information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This is a developing story. 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