1 shot on Bishop Ford Freeway in Dolton

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
1 shot on Bishop Ford Freeway in Dolton
Illinois State Police have shut down the southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway after a person was shot in Dolton.

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was wounded in the southbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway in Dolton Tuesday morning.

At about 3:18 a.m., police said a person told them they had been shot on the Bishop Ford Freeway.

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Police closed the eastbound lanes at 130th Street as they canvass the area for shell casing before reopening shortly before 7 a.m.

Police said the driver, a 41-year-old man from Calumet City, suffered a graze wound to his leg and drove to 147th Street and Cottage Grove and called police. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.