Crime & Safety

Oak Park Shooting May be Gang-Related: Police

The 26-year-old man who was shot in the abdomen in an alley Thursday morning has been treated and released from Loyola Hospital, police say.

A 26-year-old Chicago man who was shot in the abdomen in an Oak Park alley Thursday morning has been released from Loyola Hospital, according to a news release from the Village of Oak Park.

The shooting at about 10:15 a.m. Thursday in an alley near the 1200 block of North Austin Boulevard appears to be a gang-related incident that spilled over from Chicago into Oak Park, according to the release. Police said they have information that the victim had gang involvement.

The man said he had been in Oak Park visiting a friend who lives on the 1200 block of North Austin, police said.

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"After leaving the apartment building where he was visiting and preparing to cross Austin back into the city, the victim said he recognized two men on the Chicago side. He said he retreated back into the alley in Oak Park where he was confronted by a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt who shot him in the abdomen at close range with a handgun," according to the release.

The victim was transported to Loyola Hospital in Maywood where he was treated and released.

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The investigation is continuing. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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