Crime & Safety

Man Critically Wounded In Shooting During Robbery on South Side

One of those the robbers demanded property from the victim at gunpoint, and then shot him in the chest and right leg, police said.

(CBS Chicago)

January 2, 2025

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was shot and critically wounded during a robbery at a store in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in broad daylight Wednesday.

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At 12:31 p.m., a 51-year-old man was inside a retail store in the 7500 block of South Racine Avenue when two people came in.

One of those two people demanded property from the victim at gunpoint, and then shot him in the chest and right leg, police said.

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