Pictures rang out within the coronary heart of the River North neighborhood on Saturday evening — hitting a 38-year-old man who was driving, officers stated.

Paramedics had been referred to as to the intersection of LaSalle Drive and Illinois Avenue for an individual shot at 8:57 p.m., stated Chicago Fireplace Dept. spokesman Larry Langford.

He’d been driving south on LaSalle when a black Jeep pulled as much as him and an gunman inside fired 4 occasions into the person’s automotive, police stated.

The person suffered a gunshot wound to his cheek and was taken in critical situation to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Langford stated.

Nobody was in custody and Space three detectives are investigating.

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