Gunfire closes South Loop movie theater; 2 in custody

No one was hurt when shots were fired during a fight Saturday night inside a movie theater at the Roosevelt Collection.

The Roosevelt Collection, located at 150 W. Roosevelt Ave. in the South Loop neighborhood.

The Roosevelt Collection is at 150 W. Roosevelt Road in the South Loop.

Sun-Times file

Two men were taken into custody after gunfire erupted Saturday evening inside a South Loop movie theater.

No injuries were reported in the shooting, which happened about 7:30 p.m. when a fight broke out inside the ShowPlace ICON Theatre, 1011 S Delano Court, Chicago police said.

The fight between two men escalated when one of the men pulled a gun and fired several shots, but no one was struck, police said.

The movie theater was evacuated and closed for the night.

Two men were taken into custody, and a gun was recovered, police said.

The theater is at the Roosevelt Collection, an open-air mall with a mix of retail shops, restaurants and apartments at 150 W. Roosevelt Road.

Representatives for the mall and theater couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

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