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Authorities looking for man after Palatine Twp. shooting

Authorities are looking for a man in connection with a shooting Sunday that injured one person in Palatine Township.

The Cook County sheriff's office responded to a report shortly after 5 p.m. of multiple shots fired on the 1500 block of Silver Lane, just outside Palatine. Officers found an 18-year-old who suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks and a graze wound to the back of his head, sheriff's office spokeswoman Shereen Mohammad said Tuesday.

The victim's injuries were not life-threatening.

The shooter described as male, Hispanic, possibly in his late teens or early 20s, driving a black Honda Passport SUV, Mohammad said.

Anyone with information should call the sheriff's office at (708) 865-4896.