The Brief
- A 20-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon after a verbal altercation escalated into a shooting in the South Austin neighborhood, police said.
- The incident happened around 3:21 p.m. in the 0–100 block of North LeClaire, where an unknown offender pulled a gun and shot the victim in the back.
- The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, and Area Four Detectives are investigating.
CHICAGO – A 20-year-old man is in serious condition after a verbal altercation turned violent in South Austin on Saturday, according to police.
What we know:
A 20-year-old man was on the sidewalk and was involved in a verbal altercation with an unknown male offender in the 0-100 block of N. LeClaire around 3:21 p.m.…