Northbound I-94 reopens after person killed in expressway shooting near Chatham

Friday, July 12, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The inbound lanes of Intestate 94 reopened after an investigation into a person killed in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway Thursday afternoon on the city's South Side.

The shooting happened around 5:17 p.m. on Interstate 94 northbound between 83rd and 79th Street in the Chatham neighborhood, Illinois State Police said.



One person was taken to a hospital after the shooting, where they were pronounced dead. The victim has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 22-year-old Tyjon Bush.

It was not known if anyone else was injured.

The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately known.

Illinois State Police continue to investigate.

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