A late-night argument on a quiet West Ridge block turned violent early Sunday when a 30-year-old man was shot twice while sitting in his car on Chicago’s North Side.
The gunfire erupted around 1:24 a.m. on the 3000 block of West North Shore Avenue, just off Sacramento Avenue and a short walk south of Chippewa Park. The man was struck twice in the arm and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in fair condition.
According to CBS Chicago, the shooting followed an argument when another man walked up to the vehicle, pulled out a handgun, and opened fire. The shooter then ran west on foot. The victim’s car did not stay put for long either; it was later found a few blocks away near Devon Avenue and Troy Street, and Belmont Area detectives were assigned to investigate.
Where it happened
The 3000 block of West North Shore is a residential stretch tucked just south of Chippewa Park, the kind of block where late-night disturbances tend to send neighbors straight to the police logs. For those who like to follow the data themselves, the city’s open-data “Crimes — 2001 to Present” dataset is updated daily on the City of Chicago data portal.
Police response and next steps
As of the time the story was filed, authorities had not released a suspect description and no arrests had been reported. Belmont Area detectives asked anyone with information to come forward. As CBS Chicago notes, investigators were canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing nearby surveillance footage for clues.
Neighborhood context
West Ridge has already weathered serious incidents this year, including a fatal police shooting that prompted a federal lawsuit, reported in April. For many residents, this latest nonfatal shooting is another unsettling reminder of how quickly violence can spill onto otherwise quiet residential blocks on the North Side.
