Crime & Safety

Man Shoots Driver, Himself While Inside Moving Car In Brighton Park

The woman was shot in the stomach, causing her to veer off the road. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

(CBS Chicago)

Updated on: November 20, 2025 / 5:44 AM CST

A passenger shot both himself and the driver inside a moving car in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Wednesday night.

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Around 8 p.m., Chicago police said an 18-year-old woman was driving northbound in the 3500 block of South Rickmond when a 39-year-old passenger fired shots.

The woman was shot in the stomach, causing her to veer off the road. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

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