1 Killed, 3 Injured In Shooting On Lake Shore Drive

CHICAGO (CBS) - One person was killed and three people were wounded when shots were fired at a minivan on Lake Shore Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Police said the victims were traveling north on Lake Shore Drive near Fullerton at 11:57 p.m., when someone in a passing vehicle fired several shots. It was the latest of several shooting on the roadway in the past three years. 

The victims' vehicle exited at Belmont and came to a stop in a parking lot in the 3200 block of North Broadway in Lakeview.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the chest and died, according to Chicago Police.

A 26-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the head and torso and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.

A 20-year-old man was taken to Illinois Masonic in critical condition with a bullet wound to the shoulder.

A 22-year-old man was shot in the arm, chest and face and transported to Northwest Hospital in critical condition.

No one is in custody.

The shooting appears to be gang-related, according to Chicago Police.

 

Northbound Lake Shore Drive was closed for about three hours after the shooting, but reopened just after 3:00 a.m.

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