Three shot and killed while in cars in three separate incidents on West Side, South Side

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Three people were shot and killed while in cars between Friday night and Saturday morning on the West Side and South Side.

A 26-year-old passenger inside a car was fatally shot Friday night in East Pilsen on the Lower West Side.

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The man was a passenger in a car driving in the 400 block of West 18th Street about 11:05 p.m. when a black sedan pulled alongside them and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital and died to his injuries, police said.

A woman was shot and killed and while riding inside a car early Saturday in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

The woman, 37, was a passenger in a car in the first block of South Albany Avenue about 12:20 a.m. when someone outside shot into the car, striking her in the head and body, Chicago police said.

She was also taken to Stroger Hospital initially in critical condition, but died to her injuries, police said.

A man was found shot to death inside a car early Saturday in South Commons on the South Side.

The man, 34, was found in the driver’s side of a car in the 2800 block of South Indiana Avenue about 2:30 a.m. with gunshot wounds to the torso, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital initially in critical condition, but later died due to his injuries, police said.

No one was in custody for any of these incidents.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2021. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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