Crime & Safety
Gang Member Shot In Washington Heights: Cops
Two men got out of a car and shot a man in the legs after 1 a.m. near 105th and Morgan, police said.
CHICAGO, IL - What appears to be a gang-related shooting was reported after midnight Wednesday in the city's Washington Heights neighborhood, just a few blocks east of Beverly.
Police say a 28-year-old man was walking in the 1000 block of West 105th Street - between Morgan and Aberdeen streets - at 1:48 a.m. when two men got out of a burgundy Grand Prix and fired multiple shots, striking him in the leg.
The victim, who police say is a documented gang member, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in stable condition.
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No one was in custody as of 11 a.m. Wednesday. Both offenders were only described as black men.
Area South detectives continue to investigate, police said.
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