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1 Man Dead, Another Wounded In East Garfield Park Shooting

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One man was killed and another was wounded Monday night in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

The shooting happened at 8:29 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Wilcox Street, just west of California Avenue, police said.

Police said two men were standing on the sidewalk when someone in a white sedan fired shots.

A 45-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County with gunshot wounds to the head and torso and was pronounced dead, police said.

A second man, 52, yeas taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left leg, police said.

As of 10 p.m., no one was in custody. Area Four detectives were investigating.

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