Chicago shooting: Man shot during argument inside Andersonville's Primo Pizza, police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

1 shot inside Edgewater pizza restaurant: CPD
Chicago police said A 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting at a pizza restaurant in the Edgewater neighborhood Monday night.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot inside a North Side restaurant on Monday night, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened at the Andersonville neighborhood's Primo Pizza in the 5600-block of North Clark Street just after 9 p.m.

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Police said a 22-year-old man was inside the restaurant when multiple people, identified only as male, started arguing with him.

Someone in the group took out a gun and fired at the man, striking him multiple times before fleeing the scene on foot, police said.

The victim, shot in his thigh, was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he is listed in fair condition.

There is no one in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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