Man waiting for CTA bus shot in Roseland, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 62-year-old man was shot while waiting for a CTA bus in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.

Police said the man was standing near West 111th Street and South Union Avenue when two men fired rounds towards the bus stop around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

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"He was on his way to work," said Eshan Ruff of Roseland Ceasefire. "Like everybody else. Work, school, minding his own business."

A violence interrupter with Ceasefire, Ruff spoke to the victim following the shooting. The man suffered a graze wound in the shoulder and was in and out of Roseland Community Hospital within a couple of hours.

"They asked for his money, he would give up anything," Ruff says. "After that they walked away like they were minding their own business, but they ended up shooting, just started shooting towards a crowd of people."

Police spent several hours on the scene Tuesday morning. It appears the shooters, who were reportedly wearing black hoodies, crossed the street at 111th Street, walked towards the nearby alley and then turned and opened fire.

Part of the CTA bus stop shattered after it was struck by bullets. The window of a CTA bus also had bullet holes. The bus came to a stop near 111th Street and South Emerald Avenue.

While many of the residents here are used to the sound of gunshots, for those who take regularly catch the bus at this stop the whole incident is disturbing.

"Sometimes I take my grandson to school, we catch the bus," says Percy Williams, a Roseland resident. "Sometimes I take him in the car. Because he likes to ride the bus to school... it's lucky nobody got killed."

Police said no other injuries were reported. No one is in custody.