Shooting in downtown Chicago Whole Foods parking lot leaves man wounded

A person is in custody following a shooting Friday morning in a Whole Foods supermarket parking lot in Streeterville that left one man wounded.

Just after 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a person shot at 227 block of E. Grand Ave., according to a preliminary report from Chicago police.

Investigators determined a 50-year-old man and an unknown person began arguing when the offender pulled out a gun and fired shots at the victim, the report said. Police recovered a weapon at the scene.

The man sustained a single gunshot wound to his left shoulder, according to the report. He was taken to Northwestern Hospital where he was treated and released.

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) said police took a person of interest into custody and area detectives are currently interviewing the victim.

Hopkins said the incident appeared to be isolated and there was no threat to the public.

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