Particle.news

Download on the App Store

6-Year-Old Wounded in Bishop Ford Freeway Shooting on Chicago’s South Side

State police shut northbound I-94 near the I-57 split for hours during a nighttime canvass.

Overview

  • Illinois State Police said the shooting occurred around 7:11 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-94 at Michigan Avenue near the I-57 split.
  • A family member told CBS News Chicago the boy was riding with his mother near 103rd Street when someone opened fire.
  • The child was reportedly struck in the leg and was driven by his mother to St. Bernard Hospital in Englewood.
  • Investigators closed northbound I-94 at the split for several hours and reopened the roadway at about 11:35 p.m.
  • Video showed officers examining a grey Jeep with apparent bullet holes at the hospital, and police have not provided the child’s condition or other details.