Man in Elgin hospital for gunshot wound

Elgin police are investigating a call about a shooting shortly after 11 a.m. today near Route 25 and Lincoln Avenue.

Police department spokeswoman Sue Olafson said the shooting is still unconfirmed, and police have moved to investigate in the area of Hill and Lincoln avenues instead of along Route 25.

“Upon arrival, police found a man sitting on the curb with a gunshot wound to his upper right leg,” Olafson said. “He was taken to Sherman Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.”

According to the police dispatch, the original call suggested someone shot out of the back seat of a Buick heading north on Route 25. Olafson said none of that has been confirmed by the police investigation.

The man taken to Sherman Hospital is expected to be tested for any evidence he might have fired a gun recently, according to police dispatch.

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