No charges yet in fatal Elgin shooting
Authorities on Monday continued to investigate the Elgin nightclub shooting that left one man dead and a suspect hospitalized after he was struck by a car as he tried to escape.
No one has been charged yet in the 2:20 a.m. Sunday shooting at La Movida night club, 840 N. State St.
But the suspect, who was accidentally hit by a vehicle heading north on Route 31 as he fled the scene, is being treated at Sherman Hospital.
Elgin Police Deputy Chief Jeff Swoboda said the man's injuries were not life-threatening, but "right now, he's not able to answer questions. He's not in the position to talk."
Derrick L. Bey, 29, of 417 May St., Elgin, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Kane County coroner's office said Monday that an autopsy was performed and the preliminary cause of death was a "gunshot wound to the chest."
Police Monday morning declined to say how many times Bey was shot in the parking lot at the nightclub, which was being rented out for a private party.
Elgin police spokeswoman Ann Dinges said investigators have recovered the gun they believe was used in the killing.
A fight apparently started after La Movida's last call at 1:45 a.m.
Gabino Acosta, La Movida's manager, said the incident began in the parking lot with one woman pushing another man.
"It happened in the parking lot. Inside, nothing happened," he said. "Every thing was beautiful until I closed the doors."
Bey was arrested on Jan. 23 on two counts of domestic battery of a Streamwood woman.
Bey was free on $250 bond and was due in court today at the Kane County Judicial Center.
Bey also had done prison time on drug and gun charges.
The suspect in Bey's killing also has a criminal record involving drug possession and dealing.
The Daily Herald is not naming him because he has not been charged. The minimum prison sentence for murder with a handgun is 45 years.
Svoboda said police have been called to La Movida before, but authorities wouldn't necessarily classify it as a trouble spot.
Elgin Police Lt. Sean Rafferty said that as of Monday morning, investigators did not believe the shooting to be gang-related, but that could change as the investigation unfolds.
Authorities said the incident -- which marked the city's first homicide in 2008 -- was isolated and not a reason for visitors or residents to stay away from downtown.
"Any time people are killed, it leaves a black mark on the city," Rafferty said. "The general public is still safe to come to the city of Elgin and frequent local establishments."