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Man shot while leaving home in Marquette Park

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Chicago police investigate a man shot while leaving his home Monday night in the 7100 block of South Campbell. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A man was shot late Tuesday in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

At 10:56 p.m., the 20-year-old was walking out of a home in the 7100 block of South Campbell when another male walked up and shot him twice in the leg, according to Chicago police.

Chicago police investigate a man shot while leaving his home Monday night in the 7100 block of South Campbell. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate a man shot while leaving his home Monday night in the 7100 block of South Campbell. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

He was taken in good condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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