24-Year-Old Man in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Girlfriend's Father: Reports

Chicago, IL -- A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after what police are terming a domestic-related shooting in Morgan Park.

Officers from the 22nd Police District responded to a report of an aggravated battery with a handgun around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, in the 11800 block of South Oakley Avenue.

The 24-year-old man is said to be in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th).

O’Shea said the wounded man was the boyfriend of the offender’s daughter. The shooting took place after the father witnessed an argument between the young man and his daughter on the way to a family reunion in the south suburbs.

Within minutes after the shooting occurred, O’Shea said the father turned himself in at the 22nd District station at 1900 W. Monterey Ave.

The man also reportedly handed over his valid conceal-carry permit and the firearm to police. No charges have been filed in the shooting as of Sunday afternoon.

O’Shea, who says he is typically briefed on serious public safety matters, did not know if the father had a conceal carry permit for job-related reasons.

“The police haven’t told me if the man was a member of law enforcement or retired law enforcement,” the alderman said. “The police investigation is ongoing.”

O’Shea said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related and that the community is not under any threat.

“We’re lucky that we have very few incidents of this nature,” O’Shea said. “It’s not often we’re dealing with handgun violence in our community, unlike other neighborhoods.”

The incident is under active investigation by Area South detectives.