22-year-old man shot, seriously wounded in Lawndale

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A 22-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting Saturday evening in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.

About 5:30 p.m., he was in a vehicle heading west in the 3800 block of West Lexington when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police. He had been shot in his right eye and right thigh.

He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

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