Man shot, killed following traffic crash near Goose Island

CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed by another driver following a car crash near Goose Island overnight, Chicago police said. The gunman remains on the loose.

CPD said the driver of a red vehicle struck the victim’s car around 2 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Magnolia. The assailant fired shots after the victim exited his vehicle, striking him in the right side of the chest, police said.

EMS took the 35-year-old to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, but he later succumbed to his injuries.

Officers at the scene said the gunman fled in a red and black Chevy Tahoe.

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