Man hurt in shooting on Lake Shore Drive in Near South Side

The 20-year-old was traveling south Sunday in the 1200 block of South Lake Shore Drive when he head shots and felt pain.

Chicago police investigate in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot early Sunday.

Chicago police investigate in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot early Sunday.

Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

A man was wounded in a shooting on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday in the Near South Side.

The 20-year-old was traveling south about 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Lake Shore Drive when he head shots and felt pain, Chicago police and Chicago Fire officials said.

He was shot in the face and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stable, police said.

Three evidence markers were placed in the roadway as officers investigated. At least one shell casing was recovered.

All southbound lanes on Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road were closed to traffic.

At least one shell casing could be seen as Chicago police investigate in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot early Sunday.

At least one shell casing could be seen as Chicago police investigate in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot early Sunday.

Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate early Sunday in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot.

Chicago police investigate early Sunday in the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road, were officials said a 20-year-old man was shot.

Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

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