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Man shot while driving in Gold Coast neighborhood

February 25, 2024 / 8:18 PM CST / CBS Chicago

CBS News Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 35-year-old man is in serious condition after he was shot while driving in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood Sunday evening.

Chicago Police say just before 6 p.m. the victim was traveling northbound in the 1400 block of North Clark Street when someone inside a dark vehicle also traveling northbound shot him.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and a graze wound to the head.

The shooter fled northbound on Clark Street.

The victim was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.

Beth Lawrence

Beth Lawrence is a digital producer for CBS Chicago. Beth joined CBS Chicago as a member of the newsroom assignment desk before taking on her current role. Previously she worked as an on-air reporter and anchor. Beth holds journalism degrees from the University of North Carolina and Northwestern University.