Charges will not be filed against a man who fired a gun near pro-Palestinian protesters in Skokie Sunday night, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
The 39-year-old man, who prosecutors declined to name, was released from police custody. In a statement issued Monday, prosecutors said the man, a Firearm Owner Identification Card and Concealed Carry License holder, had "no criminal history."
Shortly after 5:30 p.m., a smaller group of protesters moved south across Touhy Avenue after seeing the man exit his sedan and chase a woman who appeared to take an Israeli flag off his car, according to nearby camera footage. Hatem Abuddayeh, the national chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, said the state’s attorney’s office was "absolutely wrong" in releasing the man, who he said "endangered hundreds."
He said decisions such as the one not to file charges give the Palestinian community reason to worry about its safety. "I don’t think are gonna be dissuaded from wanting to do more and being public in their support for their people and their demands of our government," Abuddayeh said. "But it’s a message to our community that the people in charge don’t care that we’re being attacked."
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