A dispute over a sandwich order at Momty’s Grill, 9 E. 111th Street in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood escalated into deadly gunfire on May 19, 2025. Police say the quarrel, about the type of cheese, grew into a confrontation between a customer and an employee and drew others into a volatile scene. Shots were fired around 4:10 p.m.; Monte Potts, 34, was found with a gunshot wound to the back, taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and pronounced dead that day.

A second man, later identified as 38-year-old Dexter Williams, was also shot and was initially listed in critical condition with head and arm wounds; he died the following day. Officers took a suspected shooter into custody at the scene and transported that person to a hospital in good condition; prosecutors later announced on May 23, 2025 that they would not file charges, citing self-defense.

Anyone who was at Momty’s Grill that afternoon or who has information about how the argument began is asked to come forward.