CHICAGO – A man was shot and seriously wounded during a fight Thursday night on Chicago’s southwest side, according to police.
What we know:
Police said officers responded to a call of a person shot around 10 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Campbell Avenue, in the city’s Gage Park neighborhood.
A 34-year-old man had been in a verbal altercation with a man he knew. The argument escalated into a physical fight, and the other man pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the chest before fleeing the scene.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear what led to the argument.
What’s next:
No one is currently in custody, as Area One detectives are investigating.
