A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon at Orland Grove Forest Preserve in Orland Park, sending him to the hospital in stable condition and shutting down a stretch of 143rd Street for hours while investigators worked the scene.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday at the preserve near 143rd Street and LaGrange Road, according to Patch. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in stable condition, as reported by Southwest Regional Publishing.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation, per the same Patch report, and said there did not appear to be any danger to the public, according to the Southwest Regional Publishing account. ABC7 Chicago reports the motive for the shooting remains unknown.
Road Reopened in Stages Saturday Evening
Traffic on 143rd Street was disrupted for several hours as deputies worked the scene. Eastbound lanes reopened around 4:15 p.m., while westbound lanes stayed closed at that time, the Southwest Regional Publishing report notes. The roadway was fully reopened at 7:45 p.m., according to the Patch account.
The investigation remains ongoing, per the same report, and no further details about the man's identity or the circumstances leading up to the shooting have been released.
