21-year-old man critically wounded in shooting near Chicago's Ford City Mall

Shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, the victim was standing outside in the 7600 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone approached him and pulled out a firearm, police said.

The gunman fire shots toward the victim, striking the victim in the head before fleeing the scene in a red SUV.

The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was listed in critical condition, police said.