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Man shot to death while driving in West Pullman

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A Chicago Detective looks over a car that crashed into a pole on the 12900 block of Halsted after the driver was shot. The driver was later pronounced. | Justin Jackson / Sun-Times

A 41-year-old man was shot to death early Sunday while driving in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

He was shot multiple times in the body about 2:20 a.m. while driving in the 12900 block of South Halsted, according to Chicago Police.

The man was pronounced dead at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island at 2:44 a.m., police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

No one was in custody. Area South detectives were investigating.

A Chicago Detective looks over a car that crashed into a pole on the 12900 block of Halsted after the driver was shot. The driver was later pronounced. | Justin Jackson / Sun-Times

A Chicago Detective looks over a car that crashed into a pole on the 12900 block of Halsted after the driver was shot. The driver was later pronounced. | Justin Jackson / Sun-Times

Parts of Halsted were closed for several hours after a man was shot while driving on the 12700 block. He crashed into a pole while driving in the 12900 block of Halsted and was later pronounced dead. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

Parts of Halsted were closed for several hours after a man was shot while driving on the 12700 block. He crashed into a pole while driving in the 12900 block of Halsted and was later pronounced dead. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

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