Man shot during carjacking in Heart of Chicago

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Police investigate a shooting and carjacking early Monday in the in the 1600 block of West Cullerton. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A man was shot during a carjacking early Monday in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side.

The 29-year-old left his white car running on the street while sitting in another vehicle in the 1600 block of West Cullerton, according to Chicago police.

At 1:34 a.m., a male got out of a black car and got into the white car. When the 29-year-old approached his car, the carjacker fired shots, police said.

Police investigate a shooting and carjacking early Monday in the in the 1600 block of West Cullerton | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police investigate a shooting and carjacking early Monday in the in the 1600 block of West Cullerton | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

He was shot in his abdomen and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was in critical condition, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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