26-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed In Gold Coast
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 26-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Around 8:10 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 1100 block of North Clark Street, police and fire officials said.
Witnesses said the victim was running from another man when he was shot in front of the Clark/Division subway station of the CTA Red Line.
"I heard five if not six shots. Actually, I thought it was fireworks. I had no idea it was gunshots until I got to the corner and I saw the man down in the street, in the middle of the street. He was trying to run across the street when they shot him," said Gold Coast resident Jeff McPherson. "It is disconcerting when it's in your front yard, and it's been going on for a couple of years now, and it's getting worse by the day."
The gunman got into a vehicle and fled the scene.
Police said the victim had gang ties, and was on probation at the time. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A gun was recovered at the scene, in a trashcan at a nearby business.