Man Critically Wounded in Shooting Near Millennium Park

One person was wounded in a shooting near Millennium Park in Chicago's Loop on Saturday evening, according to police and fire officials.

Around 7:35 p.m., a 54-year-old man was walking with two women near the intersection of East Monroe Street and South Michigan Avenue when he got into a verbal altercation with another man, according to the Chicago Police Department. 

The altercation turned physical and the offender pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the head before fleeing on a bicycle, police said.

The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, fire officials said.

A person of interest is in custody and being questioned, police said. Further details were not immediately available and authorities continue to investigate.

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