The 52-year-old mail carrier is in critical condition.
A mail carrier was shot during an attempted robbery on Chicago's Northwest Side on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood's 3200 block of North Kildare Avenue just after 3:30 p.m. Two people, identified only as male, approached a 52-year-old man, who USPS said is a mail carrier, and tried to take his belongings. One of the offenders then opened fire on the mail carrier, striking him in the leg.
The victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition, police said. There are no offenders in custody, and area detectives are investigating.
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