Niles shooting: 1 arrested after man shot to death outside Miraj restaurant and lounge, police say

NILES, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a restaurant and lounge in north suburban Niles on Sunday morning, police said.

Police responded at about 1:03 a.m. to a report of a person shot in the parking lot of Miraj at 8801 Milwaukee Avenue.

Police found a 22-year-old man from Niles wounded in the parking lot. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

One suspect, a 25-year-old man from Northbrook, was arrested, police said.

The restaurant's owner said he and his employees did not see what happened, but they were open at the time of the shooting. The business is currently open and operating normally.

Police said it was an isolated incident and there is not a threat to the community.