Man shot at during Near North Side attempted robbery

The man was not shot, but hurt himself while falling in the 700 block of North Rush Street.

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Police say a 34-year-old man attacked a Chicago police officer July 13, 2022, near Grant Park.

Police responded to an attempted robbery Nov. 9, 2020, on the Near North Side.

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A 29-year-old man was shot at, but not hit, Monday during an attempted robbery on the Near North Side.

He was walking south in the 700 block of North Rush Street at 2:15 p.m. when someone tried to steal his property and then fired three shots in his direction, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Spicuzza said in an email.

The man hurt himself while falling to the ground, Spicuzza said. He refused medical attention.

The gunman drove east on Superior Street in a silver-colored Ford Explorer, Spicuzza said.

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