Motorist shot, killed in New City

The man was driving in the 5300 block of South Lowe Avenue, when someone fired shots. He died at a hospital.

Police tape.

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A man was fatally shot while driving in the New City neighborhood Tuesday night, police said.

Jeffrey Henson, 37, was driving in the 5300 block of South Lowe Avenue when someone fired shots, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center with gunshot wounds to the back. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating.

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