River North

Man Shot Inside River North Hotel Room During Attempted Robbery

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Police are searching for the gunman who shot a man staying at a hotel in Chicago's River North neighborhood late Sunday.

Just after 11:30 p.m., a man, 53, answered to an unknown person knocking on his room door at the Godfrey Hotel at 127 W. Huron St.

The male victim opened the door and an unknown male offender forced his way into the room while producing a handgun and demanding the victim’s property, police say.

According to authorities, the offender then began firing shots at the victim and the victim returned fire.

The offender then fled the scene.

The victim sustained a graze wound to the head and was treated at the scene, but refused further medical attention.

Police recovered a weapon from the scene but did not confirm who it belonged to.

No one was in custody and detectives are investigating the incident.

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