re: Chicago car destroys bystanders in the street. Stolen from political board

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I believe they found the car responsible? I hope they get the driver.

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A man has been charged with racing his car through a group of people outside a well-known gay bar in South Shore earlier this month, killing three and injuring a fourth.

Tavis Dunbar, 34, was charged Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, a week after he struck the men as they tussled outside the Jeffery Pub at 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. on Aug. 14, according to Cook County court records and an arrest report.

The horrific crash was captured by several videos and showed some of the victims being hurled through the air. At least one of the victims landed on the next block, according to a police report.

The car allegedly used in the attack was recovered blocks away by Chicago police, but Dunbar remained at large.

He was taken into custody Monday morning after his attorney contacted police and arranged for his surrender, according to the arrest report. Investigators identified him as the alleged driver using video evidence and witness statements.

Dunbar previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of domestic battery in 2011 and was sentenced to a year of probation, which he later violated and didn’t successfully complete, according to Cook County court records. He has also had two protective orders taken out against him.

He was expected in court Tuesday for a bond hearing, court records show.

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was sentenced to a year of probation, which he later violated and didn’t successfully complete

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Dunbar was seen pacing back and forth outside the car while on his cell phone, prosecutors said. He had apparently parked near a friend’s home and called out to him and was let inside.

The friend told police Dunbar’s hands were bloody and there was glass in his hair. Dunbar mentioned the fight outside the bar but not “the true extent of what happened,” prosecutors said. The friend drove Dunbar home, stopping at the parked car so Dunbar could retrieve some items.

At home, Dunbar told someone else he had been kicked out of the bar and drove away because “people were coming at him,” prosecutors said. He claimed he got into an accident as he fled and heavily damaged it, according to prosecutors.

Later, as video of the attack circulated, Dunbar asked that person to provide an alibi for him. The person refused, telling Dunbar he had killed two people.

“Actually, it’s three,” Dunbar replied, according to prosecutors.

As police tracked down Dunbar through video and witnesses, he surrendered Monday morning and “invoked his right to remain silent,” Deenihan said.

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In 2012, Dunbar was sentenced to two years in prison for attacking his 11-year-old brother. In 2007, he was charged with hitting someone over the head with a baseball bat during an argument over money and was sentenced to five years, prosecutors said during his bond hearing.

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Another angle. Waay worse.

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