43-year-old man wounded in Montclare shooting

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A man suffering from a gunshot wound walked into a suburban hospital early Tuesday and told police he was shot in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The 43-year-old told investigators he was driving when got into an argument with another driver in the 6400 block of West Diversey, police said. Both drivers got out of their vehicles, and the other person pulled out a gun and shot the man in his left hip before leaving the scene.

Someone called 911 about 1:45 a.m. to report shots fired in that area.

About 4:35 a.m., the man walked into Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Police did not have a suspect in custody as of Tuesday afternoon.

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