Severe Negro Alert Issued For 7300 Block of West Higgins in Chicago

A white man was shot in the hand by an armed Negro who robbed him Monday night in the Norwood Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

About 8 p.m., the 33-year-old was walking in the 7300 block of West Higgins when someone with a gun walked up and demanded his things, according to Chicago Police.

They struggled for the weapon, which went off, hitting him in the hand, police said. The robber ran away.

The man took himself to Community First Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.