A Skokie man was shot in the midsection Tuesday night in an Evanston alley.

At approximately 6:50 p.m., Evanston police responded to several 911 calls reporting shots fired at the corner of Mulford St. and Custer Ave. Officers found the victim, a 24-year-old Skokie resident, in the alley, according to a news release from the Evanston Police Department.

Paramedics from the Evanston Fire Department transported the victim to Presence Saint Francis Hospital. He was taken into surgery in stable condition, police said.

Police said the unknown offender fled the scene on foot and he was wearing a dark hoodie.

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