Man, 37, shot, wounded inside vacant apartment building in Austin

SHARE Man, 37, shot, wounded inside vacant apartment building in Austin
zzambostock5.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A 37-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen around 4:45 p.m. Saturday at what the police said was supposed to be a vacant apartment building in Austin

He was inside the building in the 5300 block of West Division Street when two men broke down the door and shot him when he tried to run away, according to the police, who said he was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

The Latest
Craig Pierce, who lives in downstate Bushnell, is paralyzed on the left side of his body and has severe cognitive deficiencies as a result of the stroke.
District leaders will join teachers for a lobbying day in the state capital. Critics say the day away from classrooms is inappropriate.
Experts say the deaths of the family — consisting of two adults and one offspring — may be related to rodenticide poisoning.
Jackson, one of Williams’ good friends, caught 35 passes for 267 yards last season after transferring to Nevada. He is in camp on a tryout basis.