Man wounded in Avalon Park shooting

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A man was shot Friday in the 8300 block of South Stony Island. | Google Earth

A man was shot Friday evening in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side.

The 24-year-old was wounded in the left shoulder about 5:30 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Stony Island, Chicago Police said.

His condition stabilized at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Police initially said the shooting happened in the 6300 block of South St. Lawrence in the West Woodlawn neighborhood.

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