CHICAGO, IL. (THECOUNT) — A worker with “Safe Passage,” a program designed to provide safe routes to and from school for Chicago students, was shot in a South Austin neighborhood Thursday.
The Safe Passage worker, who was not identified by name, was wounded in a shooting that occurred in the 5600-block of West Corcoran Place at about 8:20 a.m., Thursday morning.
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The shooting occurred in the 5600-block of West Corcoran Place at about 8:20 a.m. Police said the victim, a man in his 20s, was shot in the back and transported to Loyola University Medical Center in serious condition. source
A Chicago Police spokesman said the man was a Safe Passage worker who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire between two other people.
The Safe Passage program is designed to provide safe routes to and from school for Chicago students.
No arrests have been made.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with possible information on the shooting should contact police at 911.