Bloomingdale police released body camera footage from inside of the Indian Lakes Hotel that shows the aftermath of a massive hotel party that ended in gunfire.
People drove in from Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The man who was killed was identified as James McGill, 27, of Chicago s Englewood neighborhood.
Police said there was no security at the hotel at the time of the shooting, just the one employee who heard the gunshots and called 911.
Police also said this is not the first time they have been called out to the Indian Lakes Hotel, and slapped it with a violation. A notice posted on the front doors reads the building is not approved for occupancy.
‘multiple apparent gunshot victims’ inside.
Police said up to 100 people were partying on two separate floors with no security on staff, before the shooting unfolded the
Arriving officers saw several people fleeing the hotel and found multiple gunshot victims on the fifth and sixth floors.
Indian Lakes Resort shooting: Bloomingdal IL hotel shooting leaves one dead, James McGill aka BCR Meezle rapper. Image via Instagram.
27 year old rapper identified as fatal victim
Police believe one or multiple suspects may have fled the scene. No known suspects or arrests had been made come Saturday night.
The victims were rushed to area hospitals, where one later died,
Cops responded to a call of shots fired at the Indian Lakes Resort at 2.35am on Saturday morning. It s believed multiple people were occupying either one or two rooms.
We had concerns. We had a drastic spike, Giammarese said.
Police initially responded to a call of shots fired on the fifth floor of the hotel at 2:35 a.m., officials said.
Officers responding to the suburban hotel located at 250 Schick Road said they saw no security on duty, just a lone hotel employee at the front desk.
They arrived to find dozens of people running from the building where they found as many as six people gunshot victims inside on the 5th floor. We had five shooting victims. As far as we know - five, Giammarese said. But unfortunately, there could have been more. More than 100 people fled the hotel before we had any contact with them.
We had concerns. We had a drastic spike, Giammarese said.
Police initially responded to a call of shots fired on the fifth floor of the hotel at 2:35 a.m., officials said.
Officers responding to the suburban hotel located at 250 Schick Road said they saw no security on duty, just a lone hotel employee at the front desk.
They arrived to find dozens of people running from the building where they found as many as six people gunshot victims inside on the 5th floor. We had five shooting victims. As far as we know - five, Giammarese said. But unfortunately, there could have been more. More than 100 people fled the hotel before we had any contact with them.