CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a man was shot multiple times and killed during what appears to have been an attempted robbery at a motel in Bronzeville.
Police said officers responded to the Amber Inn Motel in the 3900-block of South Michigan Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday where they found the victim, described as a man between 30 and 40 years old, unresponsive on the ground. He was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in grave condition, where he was pronounced dead.
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Shell casings from a 9mm gun were recovered at the scene and a firearm was recovered from the victim at the hospital, police said.
Police said video of the shooting shows the victim approaching a vehicle on the passenger side. The victim gets shot once and then flees, at which point he is shot several more times, police said.
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Police described the vehicle involved as the shooting as a newer model Jeep Patriot with no front plate and possible cardboard on a driver's side window. Police said the letters UNK appear on the Jeep's rear plate.
The shooting appears to be robbery-related, police said.