Chicago police and fire personnel at the scene of a shooting in a Walgreens parking lot, 2001 North Milwaukee, on April 28, 2024. (Citizen App)

CHICAGO — A man is in critical condition after being shot in a Walgreens parking lot in Logan Square overnight.

At 3:17 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired and found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds in the parking lot at Walgreens, 2001 North Milwaukee. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with gunshot wounds to his chest, arm, and thigh.

Cops placed evidence markers next to about 12 shell casings at the scene. They also recovered a firearm.

The victim is the eighth person shot in Logan Square this year, compared to six at this point last year. There were ten shooting victims as of this date in 2022 and eight during the period in 2021.

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