CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Two men were wounded in a shootout near the University of Illinois-Chicago Wednesday night after a car crash.
Chicago police said it happened at about 9:15 p.m. A 29-year-old man had been in a crash near Harrison and Desplaines Streets and was standing beside his vehicle when three men with guns got out of a black Dodge Charger.
The man exchanged gunfire with them, and they took off leaving him with wounds to his legs.
Police said he is a concealed carry license holder and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. Officers recovered his gun at the scene.
A man showed up at a different hospital with a gunshot wound and was identified as one of the gunmen. He was arrested.
Area Three detectives are investigating.
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