A 24-year-old Skokie man, sitting in a rental car in the 2100 block of Darrow Avenue, was shot in the right wrist at about 1:09 a.m. today, according to Evanston police.
The victim transported himself to the emergency room at Evanston Hospital, where he was treated for his wound, according to Cmdr. Joseph Dugan.
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The victim told police he was sitting in a car when someone “came out of nowhere” and began shooting at him. He was struck in the right wrist, and his injury is not considered life-threatening.
Dugan said that officers returned to the crime scene and recovered six spent 9 mm and 40-caliber shell casings. They also found several bullet holes in two sides of the rental car.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 847-866-5000 and ask for the detective bureau, or text to CRIMES and enter EPDTIP in the message line with the tip information.