Man dead after being shot while driving, crashing into parked cars in Calumet Heights, police say

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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Man dies after being shot in chest, crashing into parked cars: CPD
A driver died after being shot, then crashing into several parked cars on 91st Street in Calumet Heights in overnight Chicago crime, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A driver died after being shot while driving and crashing into several parked cars on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police.

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The shooting happened around 11:54 p.m. Wednesday in the 2400-block of 91st St, CPD said.

Officers first responded to calls of a shooting when they found the man's inside the crashed car about a block away in the 9000-block of Yates Avenue.

The 38-year-old man was shot in the chest and arm, police said. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.

No one is in custody. CPD detectives are investigating it as a homicide.

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