Washington Park shooting leaves 24-year-old critically wounded

A man was shot and critically wounded Monday night in the Washington Park neighborhood.

The 24-year-old was on the sidewalk around 8 p.m. when gunfire broke out and struck him in the leg in the 5100 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to police.

A family member drove the victim to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

There was no one in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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