Man wounded in I-57 shooting on Far South Side
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE - A man was shot on Interstate 57 Tuesday afternoon on the Far South Side.
Troopers responded about 4:15 p.m. to reports of a vehicle being shot up in the southbound lanes of I-57 near 101st Street, according to Illinois State Police.
A 31-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh after his vehicle came under fire from a dark blue or black passenger van that continued driving south on I-57, state police said.
The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in an unknown condition, police said.
As of 6 p.m., all southbound lanes remained closed at 101st Street, state police said. An investigation is ongoing.
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Anyone with information about the shooting can anonymously call Illinois State Police at (847) 294-4400.