A 20-year-old man was shot in the leg Christmas Day after scuffling with a man who tried to rob him. The shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. while the victim was walking on the 100 block of Oakland Street. The suspect appeared and told the victim to give it up. The two struggled, and when the victim started running away the would-be robber fired several shots at him with a handgun.
The shooter is described as a black man in his 20s, approximately 5 foot 7 inches tall and 150 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie, black jeans, black mask and was armed with a handgun,
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