Skokie Police Investigate Shooting On LeClaire

SKOKIE, IL — Police are investigating the circumstances of a Friday night shooting in a residential neighborhood of Skokie. Someone called 911 around 10:40 p.m. to report gunfire in the 9400 block of LeClaire Avenue, between Foster and Emerson Streets. Officers arrived to find a 23-year-old Skokie man in a parked car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to police.

Witnesses told investigators a dark-colored sedan fled the area following the shooting, according to police, but it is not known if it was involved. The victim was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive.

Skokie police do not believe, based on information currently available, that a "threat exists to the general public," according to a Saturday release.

Skokie police asked anyone with knowledge about the incident to call them at 847-982-5900, contact their 24-hour tip hotline at 847-933-8477 or text "Skokie" followed by your tip to 847411.