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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sam Kelly

2 grazed in shooting near Riis Park in Belmont Central

Two people were shot Jan. 25, 2020, in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue near Riis Park. | Google Maps

Two men were grazed Saturday after someone fired shots at them near Riis Park in Belmont Central on the Northwest Side.

The men, 19 and 20, were inside a vehicle about 4:45 p.m. when another vehicle approached them in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, Chicago police said.

Someone in the other vehicle pulled out a handgun and opened fire, grazing the 19-year-old in the shoulder and the 20-year-old in the head, police said. The men drove themselves to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where they were in fair condition.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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