Overview

• On July 9, a federal grand jury indicted Melvin Doyle on one count of illegal firearm possession by a felon and he was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
• ATF informants purchased 13 firearms from Doyle in recorded transactions between May 20 and July 7, including a four-pistol and shotgun sale on July 1.
• Doyle’s prior convictions for attempted murder and multiple drug offenses make him legally barred from possessing firearms under federal law.
• Investigators have found no evidence connecting Doyle’s alleged gun sales to the July 2 mass shooting outside Artis Lounge that killed four people and injured 14.
• He remains in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled later this week as prosecutors prepare to seek trial.