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Man shot on Bishop Ford Expy. at 115th Street

He drove himself to a nearby police station after being shot in his ear, authorities say.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

Man was shot in the ear on Dec. 7, 2020 on the Bishop Ford Expressway.

Sun-Times file

A man was shot in his ear Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway near 115th Street.

The shooting happened about 11 a.m. in the northbound lanes, according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police. He then drove himself to a nearby police station.

Paramedics found the man at the 5th District police station, 727 E. 111th St., and took him Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

His condition was not immediately available.

State police are investigating the shooting.

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