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Man Shot In Head, Seriously Wounded In Gage Park

(STMW) -- A man was shot in the head Sunday afternoon in the South Side Gage Park neighborhood.

The 19-year-old was standing in the street in the 5400 block of South Talman at 3:05 p.m. when a black vehicle with occupants drove up, police said. The man "exchanged words" with people in the vehicle before someone inside took out a gun and fired shots, police said.

The man was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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