A man shot in South Shore

A man was wounded by gunfire Sunday in the South Shore neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Chicago police confirmed the shooting.

It began as an argument

Police said the man had been in a verbal argument before the shots were fired. The dispute was with someone he could not identify.

The shooter is unknown

Police described the person who fired as an unknown assailant. No identification of the shooter was released.

“an unknown assailant who fired shots”

Where it happened

The shots were fired along the 2900 block of East 77th Street, a residential stretch of South Shore.

Mid-afternoon on a Sunday

The shooting happened at about 3:15 p.m., in daylight, on a weekend afternoon.

Shot in the stomach

The man was struck in the stomach. That wound is what put him in serious condition.

Taken to the U. of C.

Paramedics took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Police said he was initially reported in serious condition there.

Area Two is investigating

Detectives from Area Two picked up the case. Even the victim's age was not immediately available, a sign of how early the investigation is.

“Area Two detectives are investigating.”