# A daytime argument in South Shore ended in gunfire

> A Sunday afternoon dispute on East 77th Street left a man shot in the stomach and in serious condition.
- Title: A daytime argument in South Shore ended in gunfire | Shortify
- Summary: A Sunday afternoon dispute on East 77th Street left a man shot in the stomach and in serious condition. A verbal argument on a South Shore block turned into…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/13/man-seriously-wounded-in-south-shore-shooting
- Published: 2026-09-14T00:15:19.838+00:00
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- Topics: chicago, south shore, gun violence, crime, police, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

A verbal argument on a South Shore block turned into a shooting at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, and the person who fired is still unidentified.