'Didn't realize they were gunshots': Guests at Godfrey Hotel still shaken after weekend robbery, shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A River North hotel turned into a crime scene over the weekend after a robbery and shootout inside one of the rooms.
As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported, Chicago Police late Monday were still searching for the shooter responsible for the violence at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago, 127 W. Huron St. in River North.
The man who was shot at the hotel suffered a graze wound to his head and we are told he's doing ok. But other hotel guests have questions about how this was handled. CBS 2 brought those directly to the Godfrey.
It all started with knocks on a 14th-floor hotel room door around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Chicago Police said a 53-year-old man opened the door to a man that forced his way in, armed with a gun, demanding his property, firing shots on the hotel guest, who fired back. The shooter got away.
The 53-year-old man was treated at the scene for a graze wound on his head. With Godfrey staff calling the incident isolated, CBS 2 asked CPD about that. Police said they're still investigating.
So, how did the offender get up to the room, with security measures in place? And why weren't hotel guests notified?
A couple of the questions those that slept here Sunday would like answered.
"I think something should have been said. Just to notify us. Stay in your room," said hotel guest Athena Belluso.
There was nothing from the Godfrey on that complaint late Monday afternoon. Nate Montgomery was on the floor where all of this went down and didn't realize exactly what he heard until leaving his room this morning.
Here this week on business, he still wasn't sure if he'd be spending another night here when he spoke out.
"I was lying in bed just watching tv and so heard a tap, tap, tap, tap. Then I heard some loud voices and it definitely alerted me. I didn't realize it was gunshots," Montgomery said.
CBS 2 tracked violence, illegal activity and city crackdowns at the Eurostars hotel, just down the street from the Godfrey, for months now.
Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) said the Godfrey Hotel has a current business license. From January 1, 2019 to April 18, 2022, BACP reported it issued three Notices to Correct (NTCs) and no citations/Administrative Notice of Violations (ANOVs) to the establishment located at 127 W. Huron St.
According to BACP, "The property located at 127 W. Huron St. has no open permits related to alleged criminal activity on or near the premises. The only open permit inspection is from 2015."