Police are outside a residence in the 300 block of Old Sutton Road in Barrington Hills on March 9, 2020, where 28-year-old Chicago man Sean Patton was shot and killed days before.(Kaitlin Edquist / Pioneer Press)
The man who died following a weekend shooting at a Barrington Hills house rented out on Airbnb has been identified as a 28-year-old man from Chicago.
In a news release Monday, the Barrington Hills Police Department identified the man as Sean Patton Jr.
“The preliminary investigation indicates there was a large party being held at the home by individuals from outside of Barrington Hills who had rented the property on a short-term basis,” police said in the release.
Village attorney Mary Dickson told the Barrington Courier-Review that short-term rentals are prohibited by village code.
Airbnb issued a statement Sunday saying the company has been in touch with investigators, that it is outraged by the “criminal violence,” and that house parties with open invitations are banned — a decision made by the company in December 2019.
Read more from the Chicago Tribune here.
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