Woman wounded after crash, shooting in Avondale, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was shot after a crash in Avondale Friday morning, Chicago police said.

The shooting took place at about 1:46 a.m. in the 3000-block of North California Avenue

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Gregory Rogers was driving for Uber near California and Wellington Avenues in the Avondale neighborhood around 1:45 a.m. when two vehicles crashed into him.

"I was just right there I couldn't avoid it," Rogers said. "I just had to brace myself."

The crash involving a white Dodge Caravan and a stolen gray Honda quickly turned into a shootout when police said three men got out of the Dodge Caravan and began firing at the sedan.

"The white van hit the gray car and then hit me," Rogers said. "Once that happened, they just started shooting. It was total chaos."

A 19-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk at the time and was hit in the right shoulder and torso when bullets went flying.

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"She was right here and I tried to give her help but she refused the help. So I guess the ambulance took her to the hospital," Rogers said.

Thankfully, Rogers didn't have a passenger in his Tesla at the time. He, himself, was not hurt either. But his car is totaled.

Police said no one else was injured and no one in custody.

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