Police: Woman Shoots Man During Fight On Southwest Side; Detectives Question Both

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police were questioning a man and woman Thursday afternoon after they said the woman shot the man during a fight on the city's Southwest Side.

At 11:50 a.m., police were called to the 2700 block of West 59th Street, on the cusp of the Gage Park and Chicago Lawn neighborhoods, for a person with a knife at an apartment building.

A 30-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were in a physical fight when the woman took out a gun and fired shot at the man, police said. The man was shot in the right arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

The woman was not injured, police said.

Police recovered three guns, including a 9mm pistol with a 30-round magazine and suppressor of which they tweeted a photo.

Both the man and woman were being questioned by Area One detectives Thursday afternoon. Neither had a Firearm Owners Identification Card or a concealed carry license.

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