3 in custody, charges pending in Back of the Yards shooting

Three people were in custody early Thursday with charges pending for a shooting that left a 20-year-old man critically injured Wednesday in Back of the Yards, police said.

Around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, a 20-year-old man was shot in the head in the 5000 block of Ashland Avenue, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

Shortly after the shooting, in the 4500 block of South Ashland Avenue, officers pulled over a car that allegedly fled the scene. Charges are pending, police said.

Further information was not released.