Overview
- The crash, reported just before 9 a.m. Friday at Harlem Avenue and Lake Street, began when a southbound SUV ran a red light and swerved to avoid a pedestrian.
- The SUV veered into northbound lanes and hit several vehicles, including a Pace suburban bus, before the driver shot themself inside the vehicle.
- A bystander had just checked on the driver when a gunshot was heard, and paramedics pronounced the driver dead at 9:13 a.m. with a handgun recovered in the SUV.
- Fourteen people from other vehicles were injured, with 11 taken to hospitals and three treated at the scene, and officials said none suffered serious wounds.
- Police say there was no pursuit and no other gunshot victims, and they closed the intersection for hours before reopening roads around 2 p.m. as the investigation continues.