Crime & Safety
Man in Stable Condition after Two-By-Four Attack in Wicker Park
Police are still looking for the suspect, who reportedly took a backpack and $4 from the victim.
A 25-year-old man is in recovery after being beaten with a two-by-four and robbed Sunday in Wicker Park.
The Chicago Tribune reports the man was sitting at Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave., when another man attacked him with the two-by-four around 1:30 p.m.
He was hit numerous times, causing injury to his spine, nose and right eye.
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The suspect then escaped with a backpack containing clothing and about $4, the Tribune reports.
After arriving at Saint Mary's Hospital in stable condition, police discovered the victim's blood alcohol content was .464. The legal limit for driving is .08.
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Police describe the suspect as a 6-foot-1 inch man weighing about 185 pounds with a shaved head.
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