An argument on a Chicago street led to a 34-year-old man being shot in the chest and hospitalized in critical condition.

The Chicago Fire Department said one man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.

The man, 34, approached a group of people, and an argument ensued about 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 2400 block of North Clark Street, police said. He was shot in his chest and hospitalized in critical condition.