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Woman, 19, shot while driving on Chicago's Northwest Side

19-year-old driver shot, critically hurt on North Side
19-year-old driver shot, critically hurt on North Side 00:17

CHICAGO (CBS) — A 19-year-old woman was shot while driving on the city's Northwest Side Wednesday night.

The shooting happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Peterson Avenue, in the North Park neighborhood near Hollywood Park.

Chicago police said the woman was driving a vehicle with several passengers inside when shots were fired.

She was driven to Swedish Covenant Hospital and then transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the body.

As of Thursday, no arrests were made.

Area 5 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. 

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