CHICAGO — A man was hospitalized on Saturday after he was shot while riding in a car in the Fulton River District, police say. 

According to police, the 36-year-old man was sitting in the passenger seat of a car in the 200 block of North Union Avenue when he was shot just after 1 a.m. 

 Officers say the victim was shot by a man who was standing on the sidewalk. 

According to police, the man suffered severe gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital.

Police say no one is in custody in connection to the shooting and an investigation is underway.

Anyone with information on the shooting can leave a tip for police at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.