Man shot, critically wounded outside West Side Chicago CTA station
Police dispatch audio suggests it may have been a targeted attack, where shots were fired from a black sedan that pulled up on the sidewalk. Andrew Ramos reports.
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Police dispatch audio suggests it may have been a targeted attack, where shots were fired from a black sedan that pulled up on the sidewalk. Andrew Ramos reports.
Police said the 30-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk along Cicero Avenue at the Eisenhower Expressway when police said a black Nissan sedan pulled up — and someone in the car unleashed a hail of bullets. Andrew Ramos reports.
This was the second shooting in Cicero over the weekend.
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