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Man Shot On Lake Shore Drive Near Grant Park

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was shot and critically wounded early Friday while driving on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park.

At 1:26 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the northbound lanes near Grand and found the 41-year-old in the driver seat of a white conversion van, according to Chicago Police.

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A van's windshield is riddled with bullet holes after a Lake Shore Drive shooting early Friday. (Credit: Network Video Productions)

He had been shot in the face near Monroe, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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