Rogers Park & Edgewater

Crime & Mayhem

Rogers Park Shooting Wounds 29-Year-Old Man During Armed Robbery

October 27, 2017 6:48am | Updated October 27, 2017 6:48am

CHICAGO — A 29-year-man was shot when he tried to grab a gun from an armed robber in Rogers Park early Friday morning.

The incident occurred at 1:17 a.m. in the 7500 block of North Wolcott Avenue.

The man was walking outside when the robber approached with a handgun. The two struggled over the gun and the man was shot in his hand.

He was taken to St. Francis Hospital.

No one is in custody.

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