Village Halts Liquor Sales At Rosati's After Shooting Incident

MONTGOMERY, IL — Montgomery Village President Matt Brolley released a statement Monday night following an incident involving a gun took place at Rosati's Pizza nearly 24 hours earlier. According to Brolley, police said preliminary information indicates this was a targeted crime and not random. There aren't any immediate threats to the community, Brolley said, but he did request liquor sales at the business be put on pause.

"Regarding the unfortunate situation that resulted in the discharge of a firearm at Rosati’s last evening, we have long championed restaurants that offer a safe, family-friendly dining atmosphere and this type of activity will not be tolerated in our community," Brolley said. "This morning, the owner agreed to my request for an immediate 10-day suspension of their liquor license. This will give all parties adequate time to review the situation and determine if, and under what circumstances, future liquor sales would be appropriate at this location."

Patch reported that following the incident, the Montgomery Police Department said officers were called to the business in the 2000 block of Orchard Road just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday after a fight involving weapons and a possible shooting victim were reported. When they arrived, police learned a fight had broken out inside the business and an unidentified person pulled out a gun and began shooting, hitting two individuals.

Police said two people were taken to Rush Copley Hospital with non-life-threatening wounds and were treated and released from the hospital.

"At this time, the owner and their staff have been in full cooperation," Brolley said. "I want to commend Chief Phil Smith and our Police Officers for their continued efforts to keep us safe."

More from Patch: Oswego Police Investigating Email Threatening Thompson Junior HS

While Brolley said there was no suspect information available as of Monday night, Montgomery Police are processing information and evidence from the incident while working to identify the circumstances that led up to it.

Police ask anyone who may have information or who was in the area at the time of the shooting to contact police at 630-897-8707, as arrangements can be made to for information to be shared privately with officers. Those wishing to remain anonymous may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers at 630-553-5999.

Patch will continue updating this story as information becomes available.

Image via Shutterstock