Chicago police shoot, critically injure wanted man armed with knife at River North hotel: CPD​on April 8, 2025 at 8:59 am

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police shot and critically injured a man armed with a knife at a downtown hotel on Monday afternoon, CPD said.

The shooting happened just before 2:30 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 30 East Hubbard Street in River North.

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Police said it all started when officers saw a man, who they described as a “wanted offender,” armed with a knife in the 0-100 block of West Hubbard Street.

“I saw a guy with a knife on him and then five, four, six cops chasing him from the tunnel or the other street over there. I heard, ‘drop the knife, drop the knife’ multiple times. I was, I don’t know, 10 feet away from them,” said Pedro Priori, a witness who was walking to his bus stop. “Luckily, I didn’t get in between the thing, but I was very close.”

The man fled from officers, who chased him into the hotel, police said. Officers deployed Tasers, but police said they were not effective.

Police said the man disregarded officers’ directions and turned toward them, still holding the knife. Two officers then fired shots, striking him.

A man was critically injured in a River North shooting involving Chicago police near 30 East Hubbard Street, outside the Courtyard Marriott on Monday.

“I heard a Taser gun going off, I don’t know, 30 seconds later, four, five shots, and then dozens of police show up from all over the place,” Priori said.

Christine Alwahab and her colleagues were in the middle of a work training session inside the Courtyard by Marriott when she heard the commotion.

“I was sitting closest to the door that goes out to the hallway, and I heard some arguing. I heard a man’s voice and some things slamming around, and it didn’t sound like something fell. It sounded like there was an escalation or an argument, and then, a couple minutes later, I heard gunshots,” said Christine Alwahab.

Alwahab and her colleagues rushed to a nearby hotel stairwell to get to safety.

“I think the sad thing is that it’s not a matter of if it’s going to happen; it’s a matter of when. And I’ve lived here my whole life and never experienced this until today,” Alwahab said.

Officers rendered aid to the man, who was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition, police said.

ABC7 cameras were on the scene when he was taken away on a stretcher. Why the man was considered wanted was not immediately clear.

Two officers were taken to the hospital for observation, per protocol.

CPD recovered a weapon on the scene.

The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a minimum period of 30 days.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating.

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