Man fatally shot after chasing down vehicle that hit cyclist during organized bike ride on South Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 39-year-old man was fatally shot early Tuesday after chasing a driver who allegedly hit a female bicyclist participating in a group bike ride on the South Side, Chicago police said.

About 100 riders were taking part in the ride at about 1:30 a.m. Alberto Bocanegra, Jr., known as a community activist who once ran for 12th Ward alderman, was in a car as part of the bike riding group and was recording the cyclists.
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He saw a car hit one of the bike riders, a 30-year-old woman, and take off. Bocanegra raced after that car and got into an argument with the driver in the 600 block of East 76th Street.

Then, a second vehicle - identified as a blue SUV -- pulled up and someone from that car opened fire, shooting the victim twice in the neck.

Bocanegra was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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Bocanegra had recently battled cancer.

The female bike rider sustained a shoulder injury and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she is expected to be OK.



No one was in custody for the shooting Tuesday.

Police are investigating.