Man Injured After Being Shot In The Eye By Paintball In South Loop

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 29-year-old man was injured Thursday after he was shot in the eye by a paintball in the South Loop.

According to police, the man was standing on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Michigan Avenue around 12:30 a.m. with another man, 26, when someone in a passing white-colored sedan fired a paintball gun at them.

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The 29-year-old was struck in the eye and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said. The second man was struck in the chest, but not injured, CBS 2 reported.

No one is in custody and police are investigating.