Two Killed, One Injured In Eisenhower Expressway Shooting And Crash
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people are dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday morning.
Illinois State Police say they responded to a reported shooting to find a single car crash on Interstate 290 westbound at Kostner Avenue just after 2:30 a.m.
The driver of the vehicle, a 29-year-old man from Chicago identified as Kenneth Owens, was shot and taken to a hospital where he later died of his injuries.
A passenger in the back seat, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, was pronounced dead due to injuries from the crash.
A front-seat passenger, also a 30-year-old man from Chicago, was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Westbound traffic was being diverted of the expressway to Independence Boulevard Sunday morning.