North Austin shooting leaves man in critical, suspect on the run

CHICAGO - A 27-year-old man is critically injured after being shot in the North Austin neighborhood. 

The shooting happened just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of N Laramie. 

Chicago police say the man was in the parking lot of a gas station when he was shot in his right hip. 

He was taken to Stroger Hospital and is in critical condition.

The shooter's whereabouts are unknown and the investigation continues.