Man Shot At, Crashes SUV

A 44-year-old man crashed an SUV into a Fountain Street apartment building Tuesday evening after someone shot at him.

The incident occurred a little after 5 p.m.

Here’s what happened, according to Assistant Chief Karl Jacobson, who went to the scene:

The 44-year-old got into a dispute with someone on Fountain Street. During the dispute that someone shot at him. The bullet grazed his ear.

The 44-year-old sped away in his SUV, and promptly crashed into the brick apartment building on Fountain Street, across from Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School at the corner of Emerson Street.

Jacobson said the man has a history of weapons and drug-related criminal convictions

We believe it’s an isolated incident” and does not reflect any danger to the neighborhood or the general public, Jacobson said.

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