CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago police are investigating the shooting of a man Monday evening in a Jewel-Osco parking lot on the Southwest Side as he fought with a man who had a concealed carry license in the middle of the evening rush Monday.
The fight began around 5:10 p.m. outside the Jewel-Osco store on 53rd and Pulaski in the West Elsdon community. Police said a 54-year-old man had just left the store when he got into a fight with a 32-year old man in the parking lot.
At one point, police said, the 54-year-old man pulled out and opened fire, hitting the younger man in the head. The 32-year-old man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition.
The older man suffered an injury to his hand and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said. Police would not say if the injury was a gunshot wound.
An employee, who asked not to be named, said he saw the two men fighting near the entrance to the store.
“Just shows he shouldn’t have a gun,” the employee said.
At the scene, workers moved around the parking lot collecting carts, but the store remained closed for the rest of the night.
A sweatshirt and a baseball cap lay on the ground in front of the doors near a trail of blood.
Police said the 54-year-old has a valid FOID card and concealed carry permit.
Area One detectives are investigating.
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