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West Town Gas Station Owner Dead After Getting Caught In Crossfire

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A West Town gas station owner and father is dead after being caught in the crossfire during a shooting earlier Tuesday.

Mubbasher Khan of Skokie was at his BP gas station in the 100 block of North Western Avenue at 10:34 a.m. when four men pulled up in a black Lexus sedan an started shooting.

Police said Khan was shot in the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead on arrival at Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

A 17-year-old boy was shot twice in the left side and was taken to Stroger Hospital in an unknown condition. Police say he may have been the intended target.

 

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