Dexter Perkins, 37, was fatally shot on December 22, 2023, outside Rosie O’Reilly’s pub in unincorporated Wheaton, Illinois, after a dispute that began inside the bar over a tab and pizza. The confrontation moved to the outdoor porch around 8:40 a.m., and prosecutors say Michael Freund, 49, of Aurora produced a 9mm Glock, fired two warning shots into the air, then shot Perkins multiple times in the torso and face. DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen confirmed Perkins died at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds.

Police say Freund fired 11 times in total and was taken into custody at the scene without incident; officers later found the handgun in his vehicle’s center console. Freund has been charged with first-degree murder and was being held at DuPage County Jail pending arraignment. Perkins worked as a conductor for BNSF and was a member of Local 171 of the SMART-TD union. He is survived by two daughters, Brynn and Blair, his mother and other family members; an online fundraiser has been set up to assist his survivors.

Does anyone have information about the events inside the bar before the shooting or saw what happened on the porch that morning?