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Suspect fires shots at man traveling in vehicle on Chicago's Southwest Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  March 1, 2022 6:44pm CST
Auburn Gresham
FOX 32 Chicago

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CHICAGO - A man was shot while traveling in a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

The shooting occurred in the 7900 block of South Laflin.

Just before 5 p.m., a 43-year-old man was traveling northbound on Laflin in a vehicle when an unknown male suspect on the sidewalk produced a firearm and fired shots at the victim, police said. 

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The man was shot in the right shoulder and was transported to the hospital in good condition.

Area Two detectives are investigating.