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Man Fatally Shot While Getting Into Rideshare In South Shore

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man was fatally shot while trying to get in a rideshare vehicle in the South Shore neighborhood early Thursday morning.

According to police, a 22-year-old man got into the backseat of a rideshare in the 2000 block of East 75th Street just before 2 a.m., when a gray Volkswagen pulled up alongside, and someone inside started shooting.

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The man was shot in the head and the rideshare driver drove to a nearby gas station where police came to assist.

The 22-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene.

The offenders crashed the Volkswagen into a parked car in the 7500 block of South Clyde Avenue and then fled on foot. No arrests have been made.

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