CHICAGO — A man was shot during an argument in a North Side motel parking lot on Friday night, according to Chicago police.
At about 8:50 p.m., a 41-year-old man got into a verbal altercation with another man outside the Summit Motel, 5308 North Lincoln, in the Budlong Woods section of Lincoln Square, officials said.
The second man pulled out a gun during the argument and fired shots, striking the victim in the stomach. CPD said the victim was in fair condition.
A witness said the gunman is in a relationship with the victim’s sister. Police were working to confirm that. He was described as White, heavyset, and about six feet tall. He was shirtless when he fled the shooting scene.
The shooting is the third of the year for Lincoln Square. There were four shootings during comparable periods in 2023 and 2021, and five in 2022 and 2019. Lincoln Square had only one shooting as of this date in 2020.
The most recent shooting in Lincoln Square was on September 15 in the 2300 block of West Eastwood. In a brief media statement, CPD reported that a 16-year-old boy was standing outside when he was “struck by gunfire from an unknown offender” around 7:01 p.m.
This year’s other victim was an off-duty Chicago police recruit who was shot while driving in the 2600 block of West Gunnison on June 4.
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