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Person shooting at vehicle while driving causes two to crash into restaurant in Archer Heights

Around 3:10 a.m., an unknown occupant inside of a red Toyota Camry was shooting at a Chevy Tahoe while driving, causing the Tahoe and a black Jeep Cherokee to crash into a restaurant in the 5000 block of South Archer Avenue, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A man was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

An unknown occupant inside of a red Toyota Camry was shooting at a Chevy Tahoe while driving, causing the Tahoe and a black Jeep Cherokee to crash into a restaurant in the 5000 block of South Archer Avenue early Sunday morning.

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A person attempting to shoot at a vehicle while driving caused both to crash into a restaurant in Archer Heights on the Northwest Side.

Around 3:10 a.m., an unknown occupant inside of a red Toyota Camry was shooting at a Chevy Tahoe while driving, causing the Tahoe and a black Jeep Cherokee to crash into a restaurant in the 5000 block of South Archer Avenue, Chicago Police said.

The occupants of the Camry fled the scene and have not been found, but a weapon was recovered from the vehicle, police said.

Two occupants of the Tahoe and two of the Jeep didn’t suffer serious injuries, but were taken to Stroger Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital for observation, police said.

No one was in custody.

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