Crime

Bullet grazes man's head in Englewood

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was was grazed by a bullet in the South Side Englewood neighborhood Wednesday night.

About 10:30 p.m., the 26-year-old was in the 5900 block of South Carpenter when he saw someone he knew, who proceeded to shoot at him before running away, police said.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital with a graze wound to the back of the head, police said. He was in fair condition.

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