The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Friday, April 19, 2024
News Chicago Crime

Man wounded in Gage Park shooting

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
SHARE Man wounded in Gage Park shooting
shellcasings_e1525032830182.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A man was wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.

The shooting happened about 3:55 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Talman Avenue. The man, 19, was sitting in a car in an alley when another car pulled up next to him and someone inside started shooting, Chicago police said.

The man was shot twice in the right arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

Next Up In News
Netflix looks to curb password sharing, considers ads
Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center
Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80
1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago
Obama relatives sue Milwaukee school alleging racial bias
Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports
The Latest
A road, flanked by leafy trees, leads to the Illinois Capitol and its picturesque columns and dome.
Columnists
Chicago Teachers Union tries to bulldoze through Springfield on selective schools bill -- and loses
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose popularity has plummeted along with his Statehouse influence, ought to take this as a warning not to follow the CTU’s example.
By Rich Miller
 
Obit Mandisa. Mandisa accepts the award for pop/contemporary album of the year at the Dove Awards Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album ‘Overcomer’, has died.
Music
Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and 'American Idol' alum, dies at 47
Mandisa, whose full name is Mandisa Lynn Hundley, was born near Sacramento, California, and grew up singing in church.
By Associated Press
 
Miami Marlins v Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Jameson Taillon allows one run in season debut as Cubs beat Marlins
“He’s going to be huge for us, and he’s huge for our team morale and locker room in general,” second baseman Nico Hoerner said.
By Kyle Williams
 
qb14
Bears
USC QB Caleb Williams aims to exceed Texans star C.J. Stroud's rookie season for Bears
Williams also said he hopes to play for the team for 20 seasons and eclipse Tom Brady’s seven championships.
By Jason Lieser
 
Cubs Rangers Baseball
Cubs
Jed Hoyer hopes resiliency is a hallmark for Cubs
Hoyer commended the team for persevering through a long road trip, blown leads, an overworked bullpen and injuries.
By Kyle Williams