About 9:30 a.m., the victim was walking to the courthouse, located in the 2600 block of South California, when someone fired shots from a white van that was driving by, according to Chicago police.
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The man suffered six gunshot wounds to the groin area, and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
Two off-duty police officers who were entering the courthouse saw the shooting and pursued the shooter. Charges were pending Monday evening, police said. A weapon was also recovered from the area.
Most of the bullet casings were found on the street in front of a bus shelter across from the courthouse.
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The area is typically busy during all times of the day. Ross Garcia and Irene Ramos, who work at a loan modification office next door, witnessed some of the incident.
"I went outside and I saw the guy on the floor and the police were all over looking for the suspect," Ramos said.
"I saw a guy running down the parking lot and I was wondering who it was, and then I saw the police after him," Garcia said.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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