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CHICAGO — Two men were injured, one critically, in a shooting on the North Side of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials.
The incident occurred around 3:25 p.m. near the intersection of Western and Rosemont avenues in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Surveillance footage from a nearby auto shop captured a dramatic scene as one of the victims rushed inside, seemingly fleeing for his life before collapsing in the shop’s front area, according to the owner.
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Chicago police reported that a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old man were walking on the sidewalk when they were targeted by an unknown assailant.
The 31-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to St. Francis Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
The 24-year-old was shot in the abdomen and taken to the hospital in fair condition, CPD said.
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Chopper 7 was over the scene just before 5 p.m.
Chicago police and crime scene tape could be seen in front of an auto repair business.
Surveillance video showed two people running in a back alley before one person runs into the West Rogers Park auto shop off Western and Rosemont. The video shows the shop’s owner, Aamir Khan, as the man walks by him.
“He ran from the alley and he saw my door was open,” Khan said.
It happened after Khan and his employees heard about four loud gun shots outside.
“I was standing right by my in front of my office,” Khan said. “He just come right in front of me. I got a little like, you know, worried and scared that maybe he had a gun, but because I heard the shot.”
Khan said the man appeared to have at least one gunshot wound.
“We went into the office, locked the door. I thought maybe somebody was chasing him, you know? And then, then I called 911,” Khan said. “I talked to the police, they say it was a rifle. They had rifles.”
Area Three detectives are investigating.
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