Man shot in the head while being chased in Douglass Park, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot in the head on the city's West Side, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the 1200-block of South Fairfield Avenue in Douglass Park.

Chicago police found a 35-year-old man in the back of a residence with two gunshot wounds to the back of the head.

The victim told police he was being chased by an unknown offender who started shooting at him.

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The man was sent to Mt. Sinai hospital in critical condition.

No one is in custody. Area Four Detectives are investigating.

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