A 19-year-old man was wounded in a possibly gang-related shooting in Rogers Park overnight.
Chicago police said the victim was outside in the 6500 block of North Ashland Avenue when a white car pulled up around 2:45 a.m. Witnesses reported hearing talk about gang affiliation moments before someone fired shots from the vehicle. The car reportedly sped north on Ashland after the shooting.
The victim, shot in both thighs, was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in fair condition.
Saturday’s victim is the 15th person shot in the neighborhood this year, exactly matching 2024’s year-to-date total. But the figure remains well below 2023, when 28 people had been shot by late August. This year is also trending better than 2022 and 2021, which saw 19 and 17 victims, respectively.
