Villa Park man charged in shooting death of Sound-Bar Nightclub security guard

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Friday, March 22, 2019
Villa Park man charged in shooting death of Sound-Bar Nightclub security guard
Villa Park man, Armond Williams, arrested in connected to the shooting death of a Sound-Bar Nightclub security guard, Thurman Bailey, earlier this month.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Villa Park man is behind bars connected to the shooting death of a nightclub security guard earlier this month.

Thurman Bailey, 28, was shot and killed March 8 while working at Sound-Bar Nightclub in River North.

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According to police, a group was denied access to the bar and a fist fight broke between the group and staff. That's when Armond Williams, 37, allegedly pulled out a gun and started shooting.

Parents of Thurman Bailey, the security guard killed at River North's Soundbar, remember their son.

Another man was also injured during the shooting.

Officials said Williams was identified on surveillance video and was arrested Thursday.

Williams is being charged with first degree murder.