Police: 48-year-old Elgin man shot
Elgin police are investigating a shooting that left a 48-year-old man wounded Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Officers were called at 1:35 p.m. to the 200 block of Villa Street on a report of shots fired. They found the man, who lives in Elgin, outside a home with a gunshot wound, police said.
Paramedics rushed him to Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, and he is expected to survive, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the department's major investigations division at (847) 289-2601.
Anonymous tips or information also can be made via the crime line at (847) 695-4195 or by texting 847411 and including ELGINPD in the beginning of the text, along with the message.
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