Crime News Metro/State

Man critically injured after East Garfield Park shooting

A man was on the street in the 600 block of South Francisco Avenue about 6:41 p.m. Monday when he was shot in the lower back and wounded, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was critically injured in a shooting in East Garfield Park on Monday night.

The man, whose age was unknown, was on the street in the 600 block of South Francisco Avenue about 6:41 p.m. when he was shot in the lower back, according to police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

No one was in custody.

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