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Two injured in shooting at East Adams Street convenience store

A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times and a 23-year-old man suffered a graze wound during a confrontation at a Loop 7-Eleven Monday night. Both were expected to recover, and no arrests had been made.

Two injured in shooting at East Adams Street convenience store

Two men were shot Monday night inside a 7-Eleven in Chicago’s Loop after a confrontation involving an armed man, police said.

Officers were called to the store in the first block of East Adams Street at about 9:45 p.m. Police said a man entered with a gun and pointed it at a 26-year-old. A brief fight followed, and the gunman fired, striking the older man multiple times across his body.

A 23-year-old man was also hit, suffering a graze wound to his foot, police said. Both men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and were expected to recover.

No arrests had been made. Area Three detectives are investigating.

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