Chicago shooting: Shots fired between 2 vehicles on Lake Shore Drive on Near North Side prior to crash

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Friday, August 21, 2020
Chicago shooting: Shots fired between 2 vehicles on Lake Shore Drive prior to Near North Side crash
Shots were exchanged between two vehicles traveling on Lake Shore Drive on the Near North Side prior to a crash Thursday night, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Shots were fired between two vehicles traveling on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side prior to a crash Thursday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the occupants of a Chrysler Town and Country minivan were exchanging gunfire with another vehicle, possibly a black SUV, while traveling in the 1100-block of North Lake Shore Drive at about 10:50 p.m.

The minivan then rear-ended a Fiat and a Toyota Corolla before hitting a concrete median.

Police said three to four people inside the minivan fled the scene on foot and have not been located.

Two women driving the Fiat and Corolla were not injured.

No one is in custody. Area Three detectives are investigating.