CHICAGO (WLS) -- An alleged shooter critically injured a man in River North before crashing a vehicle on the Near West Side on Saturday evening, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the 300 block of West Erie Street just after 6:30 p.m. A 27-year-old man was near the sidewalk when someone approached him and opened fire.
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The victim, shot in the head, self-transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
The alleged shooter fled in a Jeep, which hit another vehicle near South Ashland Avenue and West Van Buren Street, police said. Officers took the offender into custody, and charges are pending.
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Area Detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting or crash.
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