Man wounded in South Chicago shooting

SHARE Man wounded in South Chicago shooting
shell_casing_2_e1547673324751.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A man was wounded in a shooting Friday evening in the South Chicago neighborhood.

The 32-year-old told investigators he was standing in the 8600 block of South Burley Avenue at 7 p.m. when someone walked up to him and opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was shot in his leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating. No one is in custody, police said.

The Latest
Each wearing a light blue shirt that read “Superhero,” about 400 grade schoolers practiced their kicks, throws and catches on De La Salle Institute’s field Monday.
Art
She was to be a limestone myth, shyly resting on the edge of Lake Michigan, the first mermaid in an epic inscribed in rock by a quartet of guerrilla artists who started on a whim, modeling their work on a 15-year-old girl.
After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of its new headset that’s expected to cost in the $3,000 range.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he ran an electronically-timed 9.95 — winning gold and setting a world record that stood for 15 years.
They look like slot machines, but they’re unregulated and untaxed thanks to loopholes in Illinois’ gaming laws.