CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was shot and wounded in the South Loop Saturday evening.
At 6:22 p.m., the 22-year-old victim was riding his bike in the 1100 block of South Wabash Avenue, just north of Roosevelt Road, when he got into an argument with another man.
The argument turned physical and the second man grabbed a gun and fired one shot, police said. The gunman then fled east on a blue bicycle, police said.
The police did not immediately indicate whether the shooter took the victim’s bicycle or rode his own bicycle.
The victim was shot once in the lower back and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
A Trader Joe’s and a Sweet Bean are located on the north side of Roosevelt Road at Wabash Avenue, among luxury high-rises and condominiums. A BP gas station, a Starbucks Coffee, and a Jewel-Osco are located just on the south side of Roosevelt Road at the intersection, and the Roosevelt Road Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ and subway stop are just to the west.
Belmont area detectives are investigating the shooting.
