I-57 Expressway shooting leaves 1 wounded near 159th Street, Illinois State Police say

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Monday, July 31, 2023
1 shot on I-57 in south suburbs
Illinois State Police said a shooting on I-57 left one person wounded near 159th Street in the northbound lanes of traffic.

MARKHAM, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was wounded in a shooting on I-57 in the south suburbs Sunday night, Illinois State Police said.

Police were notified of shots fired at about 11:37 p.m. near 159th Street. Troopers responded to the scene and found a man inside a car with gunshot wounds, police said.

The victim was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police had shut down the northbound lanes of the expressway between 159th and 167th streets. Lanes were reopened shortly before 5 a.m.

Further details on the shooting were not immediately available.

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