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Pedestrian Wounded in Drive-By Shooting on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

Police say a white sedan targeted a red car in a drive-by, with the gunman still at large.

Overview

  • Police say an occupant of a white sedan opened fire on a red sedan near Chicago and Michigan, striking a 25-year-old woman who was walking nearby.
  • The woman was hit in the left thigh and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition.
  • The targeted red sedan, driven by a 22-year-old man, was hit multiple times, and the driver was not injured.
  • Video from the busy shopping corridor showed a large police presence with tape across the block and at least two crashed vehicles near the scene.
  • Officers reported no arrests and said witness accounts conflicted, though many described the shooter as a Hispanic man in the white sedan’s back seat.