Chicago Ald. Brian Hopkins is asking the city’s top cop to shut down a hookah lounge in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood where a bouncer was shot and killed early on New Year’s Day. Hopkins, who represents the city’s 2nd Ward including the Ukrainian Village community, said the recent shooting death is one of many violent acts that have occurred at…
He said the first shooting at the Lyon's Den happened in October 2021.
"We’ve had people in vehicles shooting at people in the sidewalk in front of the business, [and] we got people on the sidewalk shooting at each other," he said."For the most part they've been cooperative, they’ve tried to do the things that they think a responsible business should do, but it hasn't worked," he said.
He mentioned that the security measures at the Lyon's Den have been inadequate. He said the business has been cooperative in the investigation into the deadly shooting, but the only option is to shut the lounge down. "The fact is that it’s happening, it’s happening on their watch and they're accountable for the people they are attracting to their business," he said."Ya, I don’t want to anybody to go there no more," he said."I don’t want nobody else to have to lose a loved one to senseless violence."
The Lyon's Den did not respond to NBC 5's multiple requests for comment. NBC 5 also reached out to Chicago police, and we have yet to receive a response. Hopkins said he is in communication with Brown and is expecting to hear an answer early next week about whether Lyon's Den will be shut down.
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