Man hurt in shooting, another killed in hit-and-run in Gage Park

After opening fire, a man in a black SUV fatally struck Edgar Santamaria, 27, who was standing in the street before the driver headed west on 57th Street.

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A driver shot at a man and then fatally struck another with his car while fleeing the scene early Sunday in Gage Park, according to Chicago police.

The driver of a black SUV was arguing with another man, in his mid-30s, just after 1:30 a.m. in the 5600 block of South Artesian Avenue when the driver opened fire, Chicago police said.

The man suffered a graze wound to the face and was hospitalized in good condition, police said.

The man in the black SUV then struck Edgar Santamaria, 27, who was standing in the street nearby, police said. Santamaria suffered major head and body injuries and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The driver fled west on 57th Street.

No one was in custody.

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