Tow truck driver shot, killed on Near West Side
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A 49-year-old tow truck driver was caught in the crossfire and killed Sunday night in an industrial zone on the Near West Side.
As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported Monday, the tow truck driver was caught between two shooters in cars who were shooting at each other. The driver went on to crash on Fulton Street near Damen Avenue.
Pieces of a bus stop bench, and of the tow truck that crashed into it remained at the scene up against the side of a brick building Monday. The man was shot in the armpit when he was caught in the crossfire before 11 p.m. Sunday.
The tow truck driver – identified by his coworkers as Hector Negron – said he had just started his job with ASAP Towing a couple of weeks ago. But he had been in the towing business in Chicago for decades and was well-liked by everyone, according to Edwin Rivera of ASAP Towing.
He had his own truck and had just marked it with decals for ASAP Towing.
We talked to Negron's family at the scene briefly on Monday. They did not want to go on camera.
Chicago Police are going over surveillance video of the area as Area Three detectives investigate.
Police said they were still investigating Monday night, and no one was in custody.
Meanwhile, some tow truck drivers are saying they want to wear bulletproof vests following the incident.
