CHICAGO (WLS) — A man was injured as he left a South Loop restaurant where DNC attendees had gathered Thursday night.

Officials closed Canal Street at Roosevelt Road after customers said shots were fired at the White Palace Grill in the South Loop.

According to police, a 42-year-old man was in the restaurant at around 2:58 a.m. As he was leaving the restaurant, a male suspect shot at him, hitting him several times.

The suspect fled the scene and the victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.

A manager said there were several customers in the restaurant when a man entered the restaurant. He became agitated, started arguing with people and then fired shots, the manager said.

The manager said it was not clear what exactly he was upset about or who he was arguing with.

Some of these customers were DNC delegates who came to the nightspot for dinner after the convention.

“We all immediately knelt under the tables and thought that someone was in the restaurant who was going to shoot every single person there,” said Colorado Delegate Javier Mabrey. “That’s how it felt at the time, because the shots were coming from inside the restaurant.”
According to police, three detectives from the area are investigating, but no one is in custody.

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