Man shot outside house in Jefferson Park, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot outside a house on the city's Northwest Side, according to the Chicago Police Department.


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It happened on Thursday around 2:39 a.m. in the 5900-block of Eastwood Avenue in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.

The 22-year-old man told police heard a loud noise coming from outside. As he stepped out, he was shot by a man.

The victims was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. He is expected to be okay, police said.

Video shows several gunshot holes left in a garage.
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The shooter fled in a white sedan, Chicago police said.



No one in custody. CPD Area Five detectives are investigating.

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