CHICAGO — A suspect is in custody after a man was shot overnight inside an Uptown residential hotel.
Officers responding to calls of shots fired in the 4900 block of North Kenmore around 1:40 a.m. found the 45-year-old victim on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to both legs.
Investigators determined that the shooting occurred in the common area of a nearby flophouse. Bullet fragments, casings, shattered glass, and blood were found there.
Police located a suspect in a room at the hotel. They took him into custody and recovered a firearm from a drawer.
CPD said the victim was in serious condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He is the first person shot in Uptown this year, compared to three at this point in 2024 and 2023. The neighborhood had six victims at this point in 2022.
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