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Man shot on porch in East Garfield Park

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A man was shot Sunday in the 3200 block of West Walnut Street in East Garfield Park. | Google Maps

A man was wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.

About 3:10 a.m., the 20-year-old was sitting on a front porch in the 3200 block of West Walnut Street when someone stepped out of a gangway and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

The man was struck in his lower backside and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.

Area North detectives were investigating the shooting.

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