Overview

• Police responded around 10:10 p.m. Thursday to an alley on the 5800 block of North Kenmore Avenue after a caller reported a possible shooting.
• Chicago Fire Department paramedics discovered the man suffering head trauma and confirmed he had not been shot.
• The victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital and remains in critical condition.
• No arrests have been made in connection with the assault.
• The incident underscores growing public safety concerns in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.