A man was fatally shot in a parked car Thursday night after a gun tucked in his waistband discharged into his abdomen, police said.
The accidental shooting occurred about 11:55 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Winchester in the city’s West Englewood neighborhood. Chicago police called the mortal injury a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
The man was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner as Steven Winston, who lived nearby in the South Side neighborhood.
The accidental discharge was caused by Winston “moving in the vehicle,” police said.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in critical condition where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said it did not appear that he had a license to carry a concealed weapon, but noted an ongoing investigation into his death.
A weapon was recovered, police said.
