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Man in Serious Condition after Apparent Armed Robbery

By DNAinfo Staff on January 2, 2013 7:01pm

 A man was in serious condition after being shot in the back in what appeared to be an armed robbery Wednesday, police said.
A man was in serious condition after being shot in the back in what appeared to be an armed robbery Wednesday, police said.
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DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

CHICAGO — A man was in serious condition from a gunshot wound to the back after an apparent armed robbery in Gage Park Wednesday, police said.

The man, who is in his 50's, was shot about 5:20 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Western Avenue, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. It appeared to have been a robbery or attempted robbery, police said.