1 dead, 1 critically hurt in West Side shooting, car crash

Three people were in a car in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue when another car approached and someone fired shots, police said.

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One man died and another was critically injured during a shooting followed by a car crash in the Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday morning, police said.

Three men, ages 40, 28 and 56, were in a car in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue around 10:15 a.m. when another car approached and someone inside fired shots, hitting the 40-year-old and the 28-year-old, according to Chicago police.

The victims traveled another block before crashing in the 300 block of North Kedzie Avenue.

Trumayne Sanders 40, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was dead on the scene, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The 28-year-old also suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

The 56-year-old wasn’t shot but was taken to Stroger Hospital for observation, police said.

The assailants fled the scene, and no one is in custody.

Area 3 detectives are investigating.

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