Man Shot In Neck Wednesday Night in Evanston

Police are investigating a late Wednesday night incident in which an Evanston man was shot in the neck after being asked for his name by the suspect.

The 32-year-old victim was sitting in his parked vehicle in the 1800 block of Leland around 11:20 p.m. when a gold vehicle pulled up next to him. A passenger in the gold vehicle, described as a black man with braided hair, asked the victim his name and then fired two gunshots at him before the vehicle fled westbound on Emerson Street.

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A passenger in the victim’s vehicle drove him to Evanston Hospital, where he is being treated for the wound that is considered non life-threatening.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the Evanston Police Department non-emergency number at(847) 866-5000 and ask for the detective bureau or utilize Text-A-Tip by sending an anonymous text message to CRIMES (274637) and typing EPD TIP in the message line followed by the information.