Man shot in suspected road rage incident in Andersonville

The man attempting to make a U-turn in the 1600 block of West Foster Avenue about 7:55 p.m. Sunday was shot by another motorist. The victim is in critical condition.

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Sun-Times wire

A 35-year-old man was shot and wounded in what was reportedly a road rage incident Sunday night in Andersonville, police and city officials said.

The man was in a Jeep in the 1600 block of West Foster Avenue about 7:55 p.m. and attempted to make a U-turn when another man exited a Chevy Tahoe and fired several shots, hitting him in the face, police said. The man was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.

A person of interest is being questioned by police.

A Sunday night statement from Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) said the shooter had been apprehended, adding that the shooting was believed to have started as a “road rage incident.”

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