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Man Shot While Leaving Portage Park Gas Station

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was shot late Friday as he was walking out of a gas station in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood.

At 11:47 p.m., the 27-year-old leaving the station in the 5200 block of West Addison when someone in a dark-colored four-door car shot him in the chest, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

An employee of the BP station who would not give his name said the man was leaving the store when he heard three shots. He was shot in the doorway.

"I hope he's alright," the employee said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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