Crime & Safety
Argument Over Wrong Cheese On Sandwich Leads To Fatal Shooting Of 2: Chicago PD
The argument over cheese escalated into gunfire, when the suspected shooter fired gunshots at two men in a South Side restaurant, CPD said.
CHICAGO — A shooting that began over the wrong kind of cheese on a sandwich and left two people dead at a Roseland restaurant may have been in self-defense, according to police.
Around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, two men inside Momty’s Grill, 9 E. 111th St., which purports to make the “#1 Philly Cheesesteak in Chicago,” got into a shouting match with an employee about the wrong kind of cheese on a sandwich.
She called her son to help. When her son arrived, he was punched and chased by the customer and another man, according to news reports.
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The altercation escalated into gunfire, when the son produced a gun and fired multiple gunshots at the customer and the other man, police said.
The two wounded men were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Monte Potts, 34, died from a gunshot wound to his back.
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Dexter Williams, 38, died the next day from gunshot wounds to his head and arm.
The suspected shooter was taken into custody and transported to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition with body injuries. Chicago Police Area Two detectives are investigating. No charges have yet been filed, as the shooting appears to be in self-defense, according to police.
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