A Far South Side man is accused of stalking and shooting a man walking to synagogue and then opening fire on police and paramedics, sparking a shootout Saturday morning in West Ridge.

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was charged with six counts of attempted murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery, police said.

A reason remained unclear for the attack, which happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of West Farwell Avenueand left the victim in critical condition after officers shot him, police said.

Councilwoman Debra Silverstein (50th) told the Sun-Times the shooting victim was a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish man on his way to work.

“Remarkably, and despite evidence that appears to suggest an anti-Semitic motive for the shooting, authorities have not filed hate crime charges,” Silverstein said in a statement. “I am very disappointed in this turn of events and strongly encourage the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to prosecute the offender to the fullest extent of the law. Police have assured me that they are continuing to gather evidence and that additional charges may still be added – including hate crime charges…,” Silverstein said.

Silverstein added that the victim, who declined to speak for an interview with the Sun-Times, is doing well and has already met with him. Silverstein said the event was damaging to the West Ridge community, which is disproportionately Jewish.

“The Jewish community is always on high alert, and this just adds to our anxiety,” Silverstein said.

The 39-year-old victim was walking around 9:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of West Farwell Avenue when a 23-year-old man who was following him opened fire, hitting the victim in the shoulder, police said.

As paramedics treated the victim and officers investigated the scene, the gunman walked out of an alley and fired at officers, striking a Chicago Fire Department ambulance, police said.

The gunman continued to fire at the officers multiple times from different locations as the officers returned fire. He was shot multiple times, then taken into custody and transported to St. Francis of Evanston, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

Abdallahi, of the Roseland neighborhood, was scheduled for a detention hearing Tuesday.

Check back for this developing story.