Gunman shoots man in head, crashes while fleeing scene in River North, police say
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A gunman shot a man in Chicago's River North neighborhood Saturday evening, then crashed into another vehicle while trying to flee the scene, police say.
Just after 6:30 p.m. in the 300 block of West Erie, a 27-year-old man was near the sidewalk when someone came up to him and shot him in the head.
The victim self-transported to Stroger Hospital where he was initially reported in critical condtion, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The suspected shooter then fled into a Jeep and struck another vehicle near Ashland and Van Buren.
Officers responded and took a suspect into custody.
Charges are pending as detectives investigate.
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