Man shot after answering Gresham apartment door: police

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Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot, Saturday night, in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street, in the Gresham neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A man is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday in Gresham on the South Side.

The 23-year-old was in a third floor apartment about 10:43 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street when he answered a knock on the back door and an unknown male fired shots, Chicago police said.

Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot, Saturday night, in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street, in the Gresham neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot, Saturday night, in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street, in the Gresham neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

The man was hit multiple times and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.

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