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CBS News
17-03-2025
- CBS News
Security guard charged in shooting that killed woman, 21, at suburban Chicago nightclub
A security guard was charged Monday in the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman inside a nightclub in the west Chicago suburb of Stone Park, Illinois earlier this month. Kevin Henley Jr., 35, of Chicago's South Side, was arrested Monday in the killing of Zulma Calderon-Pacheco. Henley was charged with one count each of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and will appear for an initial appearance at the Maybrook Courthouse in Maywood on Tuesday. Stone Park police confirmed a fight broke out inside the Mansion Nightclub, at 3801 W. Lake St, just before 1:40 a.m. Saturday, March 8. Police said the security guard pulled out a gun and fired once, hitting and killing Pacheco. Pacheco's boyfriend said he was at the Mansion Nightclub with her Friday night into early Saturday morning, and they both saw a fight break out inside the club when a single shot hit and killed Pacheco while they were dancing. Pacheco was the oldest of five kids. Her family said she was always helping her mom, who is now dealing with the unimaginable loss of her daughter. Pacheco's family said video from Facebook showed the moment when a man in a black shirt and pants fired a shot during a fight. The family said the shot hit Pacheco in the chest. In the wake of the shooting, a petition has been created to shut the nightclub down . Stone Park Police said in the last year, they've responded to roughly three calls per week at the nightclub, with calls ranging from ambulance assists to unwanted subjects and other disturbances.
CBS News
10-03-2025
- CBS News
A 21-year-old died after a security guard opened fire. A petition to close the nightclub is gaining support.
Video shows the moments that a security guard's shot rang out at a nightclub in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood over the weekend. A 21-year-old woman was killed in the incident at the Stone Park, Illinois nightclub early Saturday morning. Stone Park Police say that, in the last year, they've responded to roughly three calls per week at the nightclub, with calls ranging from ambulance assists to unwanted subjects and other disturbances. The Illinois State Attorney's Office says the investigation is ongoing. The nightclub was closed overnight Saturday into Sunday, and an event was postponed. Nightclub officials said they want to allow space for healing. However, a petition has been created to shut the nightclub down. As of Monday afternoon, it had garnered roughly 1,000 signatures. Police say the security guard was taken into custody a few hours after the shooting and then released, after the Cook County State Attorney's Office reviewed the evidence in this case. The young woman's family says they're shocked to hear that, as of right now, no one is being held responsible for her death. CBS Chicago reached out to the nightclub for more information on the security guard, and have not heard back. Timeline of events at Stone Park nightclub Stone Park police confirmed a fight broke out inside the Mansion Nightclub, at 3801 W. Lake St, just before 1:40 a.m. Police said a security guard pulled out a gun and fired once, hitting and killing Pacheco. Pacheco's boyfriend said he was at the Mansion Nightclub with her Friday night into early Saturday morning, and they both saw a fight break out inside the club when a single shot hit and killed Pacheco. Pacheco was the oldest of five kids. Her family said she was always helping her mom, who is now dealing with the unimaginable loss of her daughter. CBS News Chicago spoke with the family inside their home in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, where dozens of family members gathered to grieve together. A memorial for Pacheco was placed in the center of them all. Pacheco's family said video from Facebook showed the moment when a man in a black shirt and pants fired a shot during a fight. The family said the shot hit Pacheco in the chest. Pacheco's boyfriend of five years, Joel Chimborazo, said he and Pacheco were dancing when she was shot. "When I tried lifting up her body, it felt heavier than usual. And then I saw like blood leaking," he said. Pacheco's family said they are preparing to say goodbye to her one last time. They are also asking for donations to help her mother pay for her funeral. "At this time, she needs all the support she can get from everybody," said Uriza.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Chicago woman killed at Stone Park nightclub remembered as ‘very happy' and ‘kind'
Axel Calderon loved growing up with his cousin Zulma Daniela Calderon Pacheco, describing her as someone who would always go out of her way for others and one of his favorite people to talk to. But early Saturday morning, Calderon received a phone call from his dad: the cousin he grew up with and loved talking to had been fatally shot at a nightclub in the western suburbs. 'I couldn't even process it at the time,' Calderon said. 'I just didn't want to believe it and I still don't.' Calderon Pacheco, 21, of Chicago had been killed early Saturday at the Mansion Nightclub in Stone Park after being shot in the face, officials said. Her death was classified as a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office. 'It was all just grief,' said Calderon, who helped set up a GoFundMe for funeral funds. 'And then we had an altar for her, and praying to her, talking to her in the last moments, it kind of helped.' According to the Stone Park Police Department, a fight broke out inside the Mansion Nightclub Saturday around 1:39 a.m. During the fight, a security guard pulled out a gun and fired one shot which struck the 21-year-old woman, police said. The suspect was taken into custody and released pending further investigation, police said. Calderon Pacheco was the oldest of five and was always helping her mom around the house, her loved ones said. 'She was a very happy person. She was very kind, especially with her brothers and sisters,' said Elizabeth Uriza, a friend of the family. Uriza recalled that Calderon Pacheco would always play with and care for her youngest sibling, who is about a year old. 'She was helping with bills, with rent, taking the kids out to eat and gifts, everything,' Uriza said. When she first got the call from Calderon Pacheco's mother about what happened, Uriza said that initially she was not sure what happened. 'I didn't know at the beginning who did they kill because she was just crying saying 'She died, she died, she died.' So at the beginning, I thought it was the little one,' Uriza said. 'I kept asking for the little one, the baby, and then she said 'No, my daughter was shot.'' Mansion Nightclub acknowledged the incident in a statement posted on social media, writing that the club was closed Saturday night 'in honor of our community and to make space for healing.' 'We are heartbroken by the incident that took place at Mansion Live last night,' the nightclub said. 'Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with everyone touched by this tragedy, and we are doing all we can to support local authorities as they navigate this difficult time.' This is not the first time Mansion Nightclub has had a shooting. In 2020, a man was fatally shot outside of the club in Stone Park. Mansion Nightclub also took over the spot of Club Allure, a strip club that was embroiled in controversy, which a lawsuit from nuns with the nearby Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo convent. A petition was also posted on demanding Mansion Nightclub to be shut down following Saturday's shooting.
