Man Allegedly Shot Downtown After Political Argument
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A shooting in the loop, near Millennium Park, left a man in critical condition.
Police say the violent encounter stemmed from an altercation on Michigan Avenue, CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports, and a witness says it was an argument about politics.
As many runners turned out for the Chicago Half Marathon Sunday Morning, it's a stark difference from the scene late last night.
Police said at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, a 54-year-old man was walking with two women, when he got into a verbal argument with another person. That argument turned physical and ended with the man being shot in the head.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is in critical condition.
One witness said he saw the victim fall and it took a few minutes for him to understand what happened.
"There was a couple ladies, that I guess were with the gentleman that was shot, and they were hysterical. They said some guy on a bike shot him in the head twice and that he rode off. there was a political discussion going on," Marques Wilson said.
Police said that alleged shooter bicycled away and they were able to catch up with him. There is a person in custody being questioned.
