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Police: Man Shot In Leg On Emerson

Evanston police say a 45-year-old man was shot in the leg around 2 a.m. Saturday, June 1, in the 2000 block of Emerson Street.

Police say a 45-year-old Evanston man was shot in the leg around 2 a.m. Saturday, June 1, in the 2000 block of Emerson Street.

Police responded to a call of shots fired in the area when they found the man with a gunshot wound in his right leg. He is being treated at a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, police said. The victim is not cooperating with the investigation, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Evanston Police Detective Bureau at 847-860-5040 or submit an anonymous tip to the police department via the Text-a-Tip program.


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