A driver was shot to death early Sunday after he was caught in the middle of a “street takeover” in the city’s Gage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Lisa Chavarria has more.
A driver was shot to death early Sunday after he was caught in the middle of a "street takeover" in the city's Gage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
According to a community alert from police, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 5900 block of South Western Avenue.
The driver, a 20-year-old man, was driving a black Honda Accord when he was "caught in the midst of a street takeover," the alert said.
After entering a ring of vehicles and pedestrians, the driver attempted to exit the intersection when two people fired multiple times at the vehicle.
A report from the Chicago Sun-Times said the man was shot through the front windshield while driving the car. The victim, later identified as Guillermo Caballero, 20, of West Englewood, was pronounced dead a the scene, according to police.
Video of the incident shared by the crime blog CWB Chicago shows a crowded intersection with dozens of cars when the shooting occurs.
Chicago police said they are searching for two shooters involved in the incident. Non one was in custody.
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Anyone with information, photographs or video footage of the incident are asked to contact Area One detectives at 312-747-8380.
Similar street takeovers have plagued Chicago during the warmer months over the past few years. Anyone caught participating in the takeovers can be found between $5,000 and $10,000, and participating cars can be impounded.
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