EDGEWATER — A 23-year-old man was shot near a busy intersection in Edgewater during rush hour and near a park full of playing children, police said.
The shooting at 5 p.m. took place in the 5900 block of North Sheridan Road on a block full of high rises, across from Lane Beach Park.
Blood splatter could be seen on the sidewalk on the east side of Sheridan after the incident.
Blood splatter stretched down the block after a shooting in Edgewater Wednesday. (DNAinfo/Benjamin Woodard)
A resident of 5901 Sheridan Road said she had lived there for 25 years and has never seen so many police outside her front door.
"I heard the sirens and saw them pull up and kind of started freaking out when I saw the yellow tape go up," she said.
About 5:15 p.m. an ambulance left the scene with sirens blaring. Shortly after, police officers removed crime scene tape and conducted interviews with witnesses. Police also spoke to parents at the neighboring park full of playing children.
Rush hour traffic on Sheridan slowed to a crawl due to the activity.
The victim was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was listed in serious condition, police said. He was hit in the left arm and thigh, officials said.
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