Crime & Safety
Another Expressway Shooting on I-55 Saturday
A man was shot in the leg early Saturday morning and the shooter got away. Police shut down the Stevenson for hours to investigate.
Not good! I-55 shut down for nearly 2 hours as police investigate yet another expressway shooting. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/K3wuv1fPf4
CHICAGO, IL (updated) — All outbound lanes of I-55 were closed Saturday morning as police investigated an early morning shooting that left one man injured. State Police said a man was shot four times in the leg and taken to MacNeal Hospital. The shooter, in a gray Volkswagen, fled southbound on Central Avenue.
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Traffic is still being diverted off the expressway at Cicero Avenue. The shooting took place shortly after 6 a.m. The lanes were shut down at 6:30 a.m. and remain closed until about 11:30 a.m. The northbound lanes backed up with gapers.
Outbound I-55 is closed near Central hours after a man was shot on the expressway: https://t.co/kLmqp8mKty pic.twitter.com/ya1HuJl3Nk
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