The Brief
- A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot while driving in Back of the Yards, causing her to crash and injure three others.
- Police said Elijah Stiffened, 20, fired at her vehicle from another car before fleeing.
- He was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
CHICAGO – A man was charged in connection with a shooting last year that killed a woman and caused her car to crash, leaving three others injured in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Driver fatally shot in traffic
The backstory:
Elijah Stiffened, 20, was allegedly riding in another car when he started shooting at a Chevrolet Malibu on June 11 in the 800 block of West Garfield Boulevard, police said.
The 19-year-old woman driving the other car was shot in the upper back and crashed into a Volkswagen Jetta in the 5400 block of South Halsted Street. She was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where she was pronounced dead.…