CHICAGO (NEWSnet/AP) — Charges will not be filed against a man who fired a gunshot into the air near pro-Palestine demonstrators outside an Israel solidarity event in a Chicago suburb.

Prosecutors said Monday they determined the man had acted in self-defense.

About 1,000 people gathered Sunday evening at a banquet hall in Skokie to show solidarity with Israel, according to event organizers. About 200 pro-Palestinian protesters had rallied outside, according to police.

Witnesses told Chicago Sun-Times that a man drove his car toward the group. Lincolnwood Police, who were called to assist Skokie Police, previously said the 39-year-old man fired a shot into the air before officers took him into custody.

A witness told the newspaper the man’s car was covered in Israel flags.

After reviewing surveillance video and witness statements, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office said prosecutors will not file charges against the man who fired the gun. His name was not released.

Officials determined that the man “acted in self-defense upon being surrounded by a crowd and attacked by some of those individuals.”

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