Man shot in the head near Millennium Park

ByWill Jones WLS logo
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Man shot near Millennium Park
The shooting occurred on South Michigan Avenue near Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 54-year-old man was shot in the head Saturday evening on South Michigan Avenue near Millennium Park in the Chicago's Loop neighborhood, police said.

At about 7:30 p.m., the man was walking with two females when he got into a verbal altercation with another man near East Monroe Street, police said. The exchange became physical and the offender pulled out a handgun and shot the man in the head. Police said the shooter left the scene on a bicycle.

The victim was taken to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.

A person of interest was in custody late Saturday, police said.

Anthony Guglielmi, a Chicago police spokesman, said the dispute possibly started over a woman.

The victim's sister, Shelli Fabbri, said after the man shot her brother, he came back and fired more shots. When the man left on a bicycle, Fabbri said she chased after him.

"I chased him through the street, trying to hold the bike down, and his girlfriend comes and punched me and ripped my shirt and I wind up on the ground," Fabbri said.