LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The man arrested at Tank Johnson’s home Thursday was shot and killed at a Chicago nightclub, the Ice Bar, early Saturday morning. Johnson was reportedly at the club at the time of the shooting.

Defensive tackle Tank Johnson was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft.

However, the Chicago Police Department has informed the Bears that at this time there is no information linking Johnson to their investigation about the incident.

In a statement released Saturday morning, the Bears said: “We are aware of the shooting that occurred in a downtown club last night. We are currently gathering information to learn more about the situation.”

On Thursday, William Posey was arrested and charged with felony marijuana possession after police executed a search warrant at Johnson's home in Gurnee.
 
Johnson, who was at Halas Hall at the time of the search, was later charged with six misdemeanor counts of possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owner’s Identification card.

On Friday, coach Lovie Smith said that Johnson would be deactivated for Sunday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“This was my decision, not a Bears (decision),” Smith said at the time. “This isn’t discipline or anything like that. Each week I decide which 46 guys give us the best opportunity to win based on a lot of factors. (It’s) only that.

“I think it’s hard to be as focused as you should be going through things like that and to be able to give your best effort on the weekend.”

Johnson has had brushes with the law before. Last March, prosecutors dropped battery and resisting arrest charges filed against the defensive tackle in February stemming from a scuffle outside a Chicago nightclub. That arrest violated his probation that resulted from a guilty plea to a misdemeanor unlawful gun possession charge.

On Friday, general manager Jerry Angelo indicated that the team was upset with Johnson's conduct.

“We’re very disappointed," Angelo said. "We’re embarrassed by this. It’s unfortunate that it did happen and in particular it happened to Tank. He’s had a history now of doing things and that history has got to stop. I tell players that it’s not their talent that determines their career, it’s their character that determines their career, and we’re very much adamant about that.

“Although each situation is a little bit different—we look at each situation that way as well—but at some point a player has to be held accountable for his actions, not only on the field but off the field as well.”

Angelo stressed that the Bears will not tolerate a string of indiscretions by any player.

“If players are smart, they’re not going to flirt with the line," Angelo said. "They know where the lines are and they better make sure that they don’t cross any lines. No player is that good. I made sure that Tank understood that, and I would speak to any player on that count.

“We will not condone a history of poor decisions or actions that are going to affect us, not only from a credibility standpoint, but distract or impair our goal, and our goal is to win football games, to win a championship. Anything that distracts us from that goal, that’s going to be treated very severely. I could assure you that and I speak for everybody in the organization.”