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Person found shot to death after car strikes fence, tree on Chicago's South Side

January 28, 2024 / 5:15 AM CST / CBS Chicago

Person found shot, killed after crashing car in Englewood

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was found shot to death inside a car following a crash in Englewood Sunday morning.

The shooting happened around 12:13 a.m. in the 6900 block of South Parnell Avenue.

Chicago police said an unknown man was found inside the car after hitting a fence and then a tree. He was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest and was later pronounced dead.

No arrests were made.

Area 1 detectives are investigating.

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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.