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Woman Injured During Shooting In Northwest Suburban Lakemoor

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A woman was injured during a shooting in northwest suburban Lakemoor early Wednesday morning.

According to Lakemoor police, just before 3 a.m., a police sergeant was leaving the police department when he heard a woman shouting for help. The sergeant found a 28-year-old woman bleeding from the head.

Police investigation found the woman was getting in her car after leaving a residence in the 1700 block of North Jennifer Lane when a man fired shots from a shotgun from the side of the residence.

The woman was able to drive herself a half-mile toward the police department.

Police believe the woman was grazed by a shot as well as shattered glass from her vehicle. She was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the woman may have been at the residence for a "drug transaction."

Police are searching for the shooter.

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