Crime & Safety
Man Accused In Elmhurst Killing: Cops
The victim died from a stab wound he suffered in a fight outside a bar, authorities say.
ELMHURST, IL — A Lombard man has been arrested in connection with the death of another man after a brawl outside an Elmhurst bar, authorities said Tuesday.
Ronald Dunbar, 55, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to a news release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors allege that Dunbar got into a fight with Karl Bomba and another person about 6 p.m. Saturday outside Spring Inn bar, 552 S. Spring Road. Dunbar stabbed Bomba once in the chest with a pocketknife, according to the news release. The bar's front window was broken. Police were called.
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A short while later, officers also were called to a park one mile south of the bar. There, they found Bomba unconscious and not breathing, police said. Bomba was taken to Elmhurst Hospital. On Monday afternoon, Bomba died of the stab wound he suffered, according to the news release.
Shortly after the incident, Dunbar voluntarily went to the Elmhurst police station to be interviewed, police said. He was then arrested and charged.
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On Tuesday, Dunbar's bond was set at $500,000.
"I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Bomba as they mourn this senseless loss of life," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.
Dunbar's next court appearance is set for Thursday.
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