Man wounded in Lawndale shooting

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Police investigate the scene where a man was shot Sunday morning in the 4100 block of West Cullerton. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A man was wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The shooting happened about 12:20 a.m. in the 4100 block of West Cullerton Street, according to Chicago Police.

The 18-year-old was shot multiple times in his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in guarded condition, police said.

Blood covered clothing sits at the scene where a man was shot Sunday morning in the 4100 block of West Cullerton. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Blood covered clothing sits at the scene where a man was shot Sunday morning in the 4100 block of West Cullerton. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police said witnesses at the scene were uncooperative and that the circumstances of the shooting remained unknown.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

A mass shooting happened minutes earlier in the same neighborhood several blocks away.

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