Jan. 12--A 25-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Sunday evening on the South Side in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 6:45 p.m. on the 4500 block of South Paulina Street, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Bari Lemmon.
Preliminary reports said the victim suffered a wound to his abdomen and was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition was stabilized, said Lemmon.
A vehicle was seen fleeing the area of the shooting, but no one was in custody. Police said the shooting may have been gang-related.
Police were investigating.
