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Man Killed, 3 Others Hurt in Shooting Outside River North Nightclub

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One person is dead and three others were injured after a physical altercation ended in gunfire outside of a River North nightclub on Sunday morning.

According to Chicago police, the incident occurred in the 300 block of West Chicago at approximately 2:10 a.m.

Authorities said a group of individuals were killed out of a nightclub, leading a fight to spill onto the sidewalk. At that point, two men pulled out weapons and opened fire.

One of the victims, a 30-year-old man, was shot in the chest. Police arriving on the scene applied a tourniquet and began to perform CPR, but he was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police say a security guard fire back in the group and was struck in the arm.

Another man and woman were also wounded but said to be in good condition, according to police.

Multiple weapons were recovered at the scene, and at least one suspect was taken into custody.

Authorities are searching for another possible suspect and asking the public with any surveillance video of the area to come forward.

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