The shooting of a 71-year-old man watering his lawn was caught on camera and the man's neighbor is hoping the footage can help bring the assailants to justice.
The man was shot during an attempted robbery Tuesday in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side.
"He was a loner," said Willie Askew, the victim's neighbor. "[He] didn't bother no one."
About 12:10 p.m., the man was watering his lawn in the 7100 block of South California when he was approached by two males on bikes, Chicago Police said.
They demanded his wallet, and when the man refused, one of the males shot him, police said. He was struck in the abdomen. The two males then fled north on California.
"I did 20 years in the military and more people are getting killed in the city of Chicago than in a combat zone," Askew said.
The 71-year-old was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and was later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was in fair condition, police said. No one was in custody.
