Man riding scooter struck by car, fatally shot by occupant in South Shore

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man who was riding a scooter was struck by a car and fatally shot by someone inside Friday evening in South Shore on the South Side.

The man, 22, was riding a scooter about 6:15 p.m. in the 2300 block of East 71st Street when he was struck by a Hyundai sonata, Chicago police said. The man ran west on 71st Street when someone inside the Sonata opened fire, striking the man in the head and chest.

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He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police said.

The sonata then crashed into a guard rail, police said. No one was in custody.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2022. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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