I-57 expressway shooting leaves 1 wounded in Dixmoor

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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DIXMOOR, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was wounded in a shooting on an I-57 exit ramp in south suburban Dixmoor Thursday morning, Illinois State Police said.

Police responded to a report of a shooting just before 2:30 a.m. at an exit ramp at 147th Street, police and IDOT said.

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When state troopers arrived at the scene, they found one person who had been shot. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police closed the exit ramp Thursday morning for their investigation. It is not known when it will reopen.

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No one is in custody in connection with the shooting, police said. Further details on the shooting were not immediately available.

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