Man changing friend’s flat tire shot by carjacker in West Lawn, police saySun-Times Wireon May 25, 2021 at 3:02 am

The 28-year-old was in critical condition at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

A man helping a friend with car trouble was shot and critically wounded during a struggle with a carjacker Monday in West Lawn, police said.

The 28-year-old had just finished changing his friend’s flat tire about 6:25 p.m. in the 4700 block of West 64th Street when a male approached and tried to take the man’s car keys, Chicago police said.

A struggle ensued, and the carjacker pulled out a gun, police said, but the man knocked the gun from the carjacker’s hand.

The carjacker retrieved the gun and fired a shot, striking the man in the head, police said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said.

The suspect fled in the man’s dark-blue Nissan Altima, police said. He was described as 18 to 25 years old and about 6-foot-1. He was wearing dark clothing and a ski mask.

The FBI’s Chicago office issued an alert for the Altima after the shooting, warning residents not to approach and to call 911 if they spot it.

At the scene, officers placed several evidence markers around a wrench and what appeared to be a weapon magazine.

Area One detectives are investigating.

Contributing: Tyler LaRiviere

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