Overview
- The shooting occurred around 10:41 p.m. Friday outside the 7-Eleven at 191 West Adams Street in the Loop, according to police and witnesses.
- The 31-year-old clerk suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and back and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
- Officers recovered three shell casings on the sidewalk and reported the store’s glass door was shattered by gunfire.
- Witnesses described the gunman as a Black man in his late 20s to early 30s with short hair, last seen wearing a black jacket and black hoodie; no arrests have been announced.
- Separately, police are investigating overnight River North robberies, including a kidnapping in which two men forced a victim to make ATM withdrawals at multiple stores before releasing him and taking his phone.