Man shot in Humboldt Park

A man was shot Tuesday evening in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.

The 22-year-old was in the back seat of a vehicle driving in the 4500 block of West Augusta about 7:15 p.m., police said. Someone on a motorcycle drove up from behind and fired shots, striking him in the back.

The man was taken to Rush University Medical Center, where his condition had stabilized.

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