26-year-old man shot, critically wounded in South Chicago

SHARE 26-year-old man shot, critically wounded in South Chicago
shell_casing6.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A 26-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday night in the South Chicago neighborhood.

He was sitting in a vehicle about 8:20 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Ridgeland when someone walked up, took out a weapon and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

The man was shot in the face and taken in critical condition to Jackson Park Hospital, police said.

The Latest
The appearance of the 17-year cicadas this year will mark the fourth emergence of the red-eyed, orange-veined creatures in my lifetime — thus, my fourth cicada birthday, Scott Fornek, an editor at the Sun-Times, writes.
As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities all over the U.S. are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.
White Sox starter Chris Flexen delivered the best start of his season, throwing five scoreless innings, three walks and two strikeouts in Friday’s 9-4 win over the Rays.
Notes: Lefty Justin Steele threw in an extended spring training game Friday.