Arrest announced in connection with crash that left 3 dead outside Jeffery Pub last week

A man has been arrested in connection with a car crash outside the Jeffery Pub, which led to the death of three men Aug. 14, according to Chicago police.

Tavis Dunbar, 34, was arrested in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue in Englewood and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. During a Tuesday news conference, Superintendent David Brown said Dunbar had been identified as the person who allegedly “intentionally struck multiple pedestrians” outside the Jeffery Pub around 5 a.m.

He turned himself in with a lawyer Monday morning and “invoked his right to remain silent” according to Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan.

“This senseless act of violence won’t be tolerated,” Superintendent David Brown said during a Tuesday news conference. “Together with the community we were able to bring justice to these victims and their families.”

Killed as a result of the crash were Donald Huey, 25; Devonta Vivetter, 27; and Jaylen Ausley, 23.

Deenihan said Dunbar had not been charged with a hate crime, even though in the little more than a week since the crash, some activists have publicly questioned whether it was an intentional, homophobic attack, which took place outside the city’s oldest gay bar.