A 74-year-old retired police sergeant remained hospitalized and in critical condition Tuesday morning after being shot in broad daylight Monday in the city’s North Central neighborhood.
Authorities say the shooting happened around 8:58 a.m. in the 200 block of West Berteau Avenue near Damen as the victim was getting out of his car.
Police say the man was getting out of his vehicle when two unknown assailants began shooting in his direction. The victim was shot in the neck and twice in the left arm, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
The shooting drew a large police and SWAT presence, with patrol cars and armored vehicles in the area late Monday afternoon.
Chicago police officers were still at the scene of the shooting as of 8 p.m. Witnesses told NBC Chicago they saw a person arrested.
No further details have been released by police.
“The police presence was insane,” said Tim Shepardson, co-owner of the ROCKS North Center bar, which was near the scene. “The police were going the wrong way on one-way streets. SWAT, fire, you could tell something across the street was very, very intense. Later I found out about the shooting, which was scary.”
“This is simply the worst thing that can happen to a community,” 47th Ald. » said Matt Martin. “And at a time of day when a lot of people are out and about. They want more information. They want to know what happened.”
