Expressway shootings leave 1 dead, 1 wounded in 3 separate incidents hours apart on I-55, ISP says

Thursday, November 18, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man is dead, another wounded after three separate shootings on the Stevenson Expressway Thursday, all happening within hours of each other.

The first shooting happened just after 5:30 a.m. when investigators said violence erupted in the northbound lanes of I-55 near the ramp to the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway.
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Police said a motorist was wounded in the attack and later died at an area hospital.

Just a few hours later after the inbound lanes were reopened, shots rang out for a second time in the inbound lanes of the Stevenson. This time it was near the ramp to DuSable Lake Shore Drive and a motorist was only wounded.

Then, later in the afternoon, Illinois State Police responded to reports of more gunfire on I-55. When they arrived at the ramp to the Chinatown feeder, they found a vehicle struck by several bullets.

So far, this year ISP has responded to more than 200 reported expressway shootings on the Chicagoland area Cook County expressways.
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No one was hurt in the latest expressway shooting. Illinois State Police are asking anyone with any information about the shootings to contact them at 847-294-4400, or email at ISP.CrimeTips@Illinois.gov.

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