Ungentlemanly Behavior Outside Atlantis Gentlemen's Club

A man sitting in his car at 3:10 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Atlantis Gentlemen’s Club on Lincoln Highway was shot several times, he told police, by a masked gunman in dark clothing.

The 28-year-old shooting victim told Cook County Sheriff’s Police the armed man approached his car and shot him when he attempted to leave. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where his injuries were deemed not to be life threatening.

The incident took place in the 1800 block of East Lincoln Highway in Ford Heights. Police said the attacker may have driven away in a silver, older model Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable with a possible dent on the rear driver’s side.

Anyone with information about the shooting may call Sheriff’s Police at 708-865-4896.