A shooting in Elgin Tuesday left one person in the hospital and the shooter still at large.
At approximately 2:30pm, Elgin police officers responded to the 100 block of North Gifford for a reported shooting. Officers located a subject with injuries who was subsequently transported to an area hospital.
Officers eventually determined that the incident occurred north of Chicago Street. The affected streets were closed to all vehicle and foot traffic, and schools in the incident area were notified, including U-46 schools and the Elgin Academy.
This is the 9th gunfire incident in Elgin this year.
The incident continues to be actively investigated. If you have information that may assist, please call 847-289-2600 or to text a tip, send a message to 847411 and include “ELGINPD” in the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information. You can also visit www.cityofelgin.org/crimetip for more crime tip options.
