Crime & Safety
Teen Charged With First-Degree Murder In March Expressway Shooting
A 17-year-old driver is charged with a March 16 shooting On I-394 at Thornton Road in Cook County.
LYNWOOD, IL — A teen boy has been arrested and charged with murder in a March expressway shooting.
Illinois State Police on Friday said that the 17-year-old from Lynwood had been charged in the incident.
On March 16, at approximately 6:09 p.m., Illinois State Police were notified of a crash at Interstate 94 northbound at 170th Street in Lansing.
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Troopers arrived and found the driver of a crashed blue Infiniti SUV, who had sustained a gunshot wound stemming from an expressway shooting that had just occurred on Illinois 394 northbound at Thornton Lansing Road in Cook County.
The driver was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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After an extensive ISP investigation, the suspect vehicle and a juvenile driver were identified, and a weapon was recovered.
On April 11, the teen driver was taken into custody. The teen is being held at the Riverdale Police Department pending his first court appearance.
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