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26-Year-Old Shot in the Throat in Rogers Park as Police Search for Shooter

Police are exploring a robbery motive after tracing a blood trail to a third-floor apartment.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 5:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Albion Avenue near Clark Street, police said.
  • A passerby found the 26-year-old on the street on his hands and knees before officers determined he had been shot in the throat.
  • Chicago Fire Department paramedics took him to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he underwent surgery and remains in critical condition.
  • The assailant fled the area, and no arrests had been made as of Sunday morning, according to police.
  • Belmont Area detectives are investigating, and local reports say this is Rogers Park's first reported shooting of the year.