News Crime

Person accidentally shoots himself on Near West Side

By Sun-Times Wire

A person accidentally shot himself early Monday on the Near West Side.

The male, whose age was not known, shot himself in the groin at 3:34 a.m. in the 1000 block of West Maxwell, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, but additional information was not immediately available.

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