Driver shot on I-57, stops at gas station in Posen for help, police say

POSEN , Ill. (WLS) -- A driver was injured in an expressway shooting Wednesday in the south suburbs.

The shooting happened around 2:36 p.m. on Interstate 57 on a ramp near 147th Street in Posen, Illinois State Police said.

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A male victim was found at a Mobile gas station on West 147th Street in Posen, police said. He apparently drove himself there after being shot in the arm on nearby I-57.

Officers applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding until paramedics arrived to take the victim to the hospital for treatment. His condition was not yet known.

The victim's age was not known.

ABC7 spoke to a witness who said the victim cut him off in traffic, speeding to the gas station for help.

"He whipped around here real quick and then came right in the gas station and parked right there," witness Mario Cruz said. "He cut me off, but once I seen him stumbling, I seen that something was wrong. He was bleeding on the ground."

Cruz saw the man collapse at the entrance while customers and employees waited for police.

"And then, he just started running over there. He was just calling for help. He just collapsed right there," Mobile gas station manager Saleh Yaffi said. "My worker right there, he was inside. He was went outside, and he called the cops right away."

The victim's SUV was left with the passenger side window shattered by gunfire.

Illinois State Police blocked off the exit ramp during the investigation.

All southbound lanes of I-57 between 119th and 127th streets were shut down, but all lanes were reopened as of 5:35 p.m. Chopper 7 showed troopers canvassing the interstate while ISP continued to investigate.

The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately known. Witnesses told ABC7 that the victim said he was shot in an apparent road rage incident.

No arrests have been made.

There's no word on a motive or possible suspects, but Posen police said there's no threat to the community.

No further information was immediately available.