1 dead in shooting on Stevenson Expressway near Chinatown

One person was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead, Illinois State Police said.

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One person has died after a shooting on the Stevenson Expressway late Sunday, March 3, 2024.

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One person is dead after being shot on the Stevenson Expressway late Sunday near Chinatown, state police said.

Illinois State Police troopers responded to a call of a shooting on Interstate 55 around 10:30 p.m. on the ramp to DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

One person was taken to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead, state police said in a statement.

The identity, age and gender of the victim wasn’t released.

Traffic was halted on I-55 northbound until around 1:40 a.m. Monday.

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