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Person seriously wounded in shooting on I-57 in Markham

Troopers responded around 11:30 p.m. and found the person wounded inside a car at 159th Street, the state police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A person was seriously injured in a shooting in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 in Markham Sunday night, according to the Illinois State Police.

Troopers responded around 11:30 p.m. and found the person wounded inside a car at 159th Street, the state police said.

The person was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the state police said.

No other details were released.

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