Forest Park man charged with shooting two men at Rolling Meadows sports bar
A 33-year-old Forest Park man has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm stemming from the shooting late Monday at a Rolling Meadows sports bar, police said Thursday.
Daniel Gerger made his initial court appearance Thursday, when a judge set bail at $200,000. He also was ordered not to have contact with the two victims or the bar, and he must surrender his firearms and Firearm Owners Identification card to Rolling Meadows police.
Authorities said Gerger shot two men during a fight in the bar area of Stadium Sports Club, 4015 W. Algonquin Road, about 11:40 p.m. Monday.
A 38-year-old Des Plaines man shot in the abdomen was listed in critical condition at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, while a 26-year-old Elgin man who was shot in the leg was treated and released from the hospital.
Gerger suffered an injury to his hand during the fight and subsequent shooting, police said.
Police Cmdr. Mike Spanos said Wednesday the three men didn't know each other, and what led one of them to shoot at the other two isn't yet known.
Spanos said there was only one gun involved in the shooting.
Gerger is due back in court Feb. 15.