CHICAGO — A 40-year-old man is recovering after someone shot him outside a Lakeview mini-mart on Friday night. Chicago police said the victim was uncooperative with investigators.
A 911 caller reported shots fired in the 2800 block of North Clybourn at 11:06 p.m. Responding officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to his leg near Clybourn Market, 2807 North Clybourn. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition.
An officer who reviewed surveillance video said the gunman fled west after the shooting. They described the gunman as a Black male wearing black clothing with a navy blue backpack.
The shooting is the second of the month for the North Center community area. On March 8, a 53-year-old man was shot by a “known offender” inside his home in the 1900 block of West Roscoe, according to CPD.
A 911 caller reported that the shooter was her ex-boyfriend and that he came to the house and shot her roommate in the shoulder, according to police radio traffic. The suspect, who has two felony gun convictions in Cook County, fled the scene on foot.
No arrests have been announced in connection with either shooting.
By comparison, North Center had two shootings in all of last year and only one during 2023.
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