CHICAGO — A 26-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the Gold Coast overnight. Chicago police officers recovered a firearm at the scene.
CPD units posted in the area reported shots fired at 3:28 a.m. and they quickly found the 26-year-old victim in the first block of East Goethe, according to police radio traffic. The officers applied a tourniquet to slow blood loss from a gunshot wound he suffered to his right leg.
The gunman fled the scene in a gray vehicle, according to a CPD media statement. An officer who reviewed surveillance video said the shooter was a Black male wearing a blue top with a white t-shirt underneath and gray pants.
Evidence markers indicated the police found shell casings near the victim and in a nearby parking lot. CPD did not provide details about what led up to the shooting.
Sunday’s victim is the eighth person shot on the Near North Side this year. That number includes one individual who was shot by Chicago police officers on Monday. Here’s how this year’s tally compares to recent year-to-date numbers:
- 2019: 6
- 2020: 4 (includes 1 accidental self-inflicted)
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 7
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 7 (includes 1 officer and 1 gunman shot during a single incident)
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