A Southwest Side alderman accidentally shot himself Monday afternoon in the Ashburn neighborhood, the Sun-Times has learned. Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) suffered a gunshot wound to his wrist around noon while cleaning his gun in the 8200 block of South Christiana Avenue, according to a Chicago police alert. Curtis was taken to Christ Medical Center in good condition, the alert states.
Chicago alderman accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun. See story here.