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Two men wounded in shooting at Loop 7-Eleven

Published 27 October 2026

Two men were wounded Monday night when an armed man opened fire inside a 7-Eleven in Chicago’s Loop, then fled east on Adams Street, police said. The shooting occurred in the first block of East Adams Street. Police said the suspect entered the store and pointed a gun at a 26-year-old man. After a brief physical struggle, the gunman shot him multiple times and escaped. A 23-year-old customer was grazed in the foot, police said. Both men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and were listed in fair condition. The reports differ on the approximate time: several place the shooting at about 9:45 p.m., while another gives about 9:32 p.m. All describe it as happening Monday night. Police said no one was in custody as of Tuesday morning. Area Three detectives are investigating. Authorities have not publicly identified the suspect in the accounts of the incident, and the reason for the confrontation has not been established. One account said officers recovered four shell casings inside the store and that an officer thought the gunman may have left in a silver sedan. That account also said the 26-year-old was found bleeding on stairs at a nearby CTA station. Police-linked...

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