A man helping a friend change a tire was shot and critically wounded during a struggle with a carjacker Monday evening in West Lawn, police said.
The man, 28, had just finished changing the flat tire in the 4700 block of West 64th Street about 6:25 p.m. when someone in a ski mask approached and tried to take the man’s car keys, Chicago police said.
The two struggled and the carjacker pulled out a gun, but the man knocked the weapon from the carjacker’s hand, police said.
The carjacker retrieved the gun and fired a shot, striking the man in the head, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
The gunman fled in the man’s dark blue Nissan Altima, police said. He was described as 18 to 25 years old and about 6-foot-1, wearing dark clothing and a ski mask.
The FBI’s Chicago office issued an alert for the Altima, warning people not to approach it but to call 911.
Have you seen this vehicle? Law enforcement is searching for this Nissan (IL CA 91727) involved in a violent carjacking in which 1 person was shot. Your tip could be worth a reward. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI or report anonymously at https://t.co/5KoqNDuLO3. pic.twitter.com/NlmRi8oNjV
— FBI Chicago (@FBIChicago) May 25, 2021
At the scene, officers placed several evidence markers around a wrench and what appeared to be an ammunition magazine.
Contributing: Tyler LaRiviere
