Security guard shoots man during fight outside Chatham shopping center

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Security guard shoots man outside South Side shopping center
A Chatham, Chicago shooting left a man injured in the 100-block of West 87th Street.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A security guard shot a man and suffered a broken finger after an altercation Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in the Chatham Ridge Shopping Center in the 100-block of West 87th Street.

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Police said a 23-year-old man working as a security guard became involved in a verbal and physical altercation with a large group of individuals.

The security guard was struck and suffered a broken finger and fired his weapon, hitting a 28-year-old man in the wrist and ankle.

The wounded man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious but stable condition, police said.

The security guard has a valid FOID and CCL, police said.

No other injuries were reported and Area Two detectives are investigating.

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