62-year-old man shot through window of West Side home, Chicago police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Tre Ward WLS logo
Friday, November 29, 2024 12:24AM
Man shot in head through window of West Side home: CPD
A 62-year-old man was shot in the head by gunfire through the window of his West Side home Thursday on West Monroe Street, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot and critically inured Thursday on the city's West Side.

The shooting happened around 3:21 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Monroe Street in Garfield Park, in what should've been the safe confines of the man's home.

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A 62-year-old man was shot in the head after gunfire came through the front window of what looked to be a second-floor apartment. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition, Chicago police said.

ABC7 saw officers inside of the home, gathering evidence while doctors at the hospital are working to save the man's life.

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There is no word if the shooting was targeted and no arrests have been made. Chicago police continue to investigate.

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