Teenage Person Of Interest In Custody In Shooting Death Of Marshia Bowman, Mother Shot In Dolton, Sources Say
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Sources tell CBS 2's Brad Edwards a teenage person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting death of Marshia Bowman, a mother who was shot in the head while driving in Dolton last month.
BREAKING: Sources tell me a teenage person of interest is in custody in the murder of Marshia Bowman -- the Dolton mother caught in the crossfire, shot in the head, while driving her children. More @cbschicago soon.
— Brad Edwards (@tvbrad) September 11, 2019
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Bowman was driving with four of her eight children at 7 p.m. at the intersection of Sibley Boulevard and Cottage Grove Avenue when someone in a nearby car started shooting and she was shot in the head.
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A Dolton village spokesman said a suspect in a vehicle going east on Sibley Boulevard fired a gun outside of the car.
She may have been caught in the crossfire when two groups started shooting at each other, but it was unclear who was the target.
Bowman lost control of her minivan – crashing it into a tree near Cottage Grove Avenue.
Witnesses said her four small children were seen running out of the car screaming for help, and saying their mom had been shot.
The kids were all unharmed physically, officials said.