Overview
- Police say the shooting occurred around 11:17 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of West Ontario Street in River North.
- A dark-colored sedan pulled up, two men exited with guns, opened fire on the parked motorist, then fled in the vehicle; no arrests or suspect descriptions were released.
- Multiple 911 callers reported nine to twelve shots, and responding officers recovered both rifle and handgun casings at the scene.
- The 26-year-old victim was struck three times in the right leg, drove himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and was listed in good condition.
- Gunfire also hit another vehicle and contributed to a crash without injuries, and CWB Chicago reports this is the second person shot on the Near North Side in 2026.