Woman shot on I-57 on Far South Side

The 19-year-old was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and stabilized, state police said.

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One person was injured in a shooting Oct. 22, 2020, on the I-57 ramp to 111th Street in Morgan Park.

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A 19-year-old woman was shot Thursday night on an I-57 off-ramp in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.

She was shot while riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle at 11:53 p.m. on the ramp from southbound I-57 to 111th Street, according to Illinois State Police. The shots came from someone in another vehicle.

The woman was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and stabilized, state police said. Her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

The driver of the woman’s vehicle fled the scene, state police said.

The ramp was closed early Friday while authorities investigated, but has since reopened, according to state police.

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