28-year-old worker for the City of Chicago Water Management Department shot in the face while working

Earlier, a 28-year-old worker for the Water Management Department was wounded on the left side of his face around 8 a.m. in the 1400 block of West 85th Street, police said.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was in critical condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

He was on a work site when someone fired from an alley and fled in a silver car, police said.