Former Oak Lawn High School Football Player Shot At Gas Station

OAK LAWN, IL — Oak Lawn police are investigating a shooting that happened at a gas station Thursday evening involving a recently graduated Oak Lawn Community High School football player. The 18-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital. At least one person, possibly two people, are in custody, a police source said.

The shooting unfolded around 9:47 p.m. at the Citgo gas station located at 9856 S. Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn. Witnesses told Patch that the young man and a friend were pumping gas when a fight broke out among four males. The young man was not involved in the fight, the witnesses said.

One of the males allegedly pulled out a gun and fired, wounding the young man in the leg. The wounded 18-year-old man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. The alleged shooter reportedly fled the scene on foot. Police arrested him a few blocks away. Crime scene tape roped off the Citgo station and an adjacent mobile phone store. The car where the 18-year-old man was pumping gas was still parked next to the gas pump.

The young man played varsity football for the Oak Lawn Spartans and had just graduated from high school. He was due to start playing college ball in a few weeks. Oak Lawn police were not immediately available for comment.

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Patch editor Tim Moran contributed to this report.