News Crime Hyde Park

Man, 32, in critical condition after shooting in Hyde Park

By Matthew Hendrickson

A 32-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head just before 4 p.m. Saturday in the 5400 block of South Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, according to the police, who said no one is in custody.

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