CHICAGO (CBS) — A shooting on the Stevenson Expressway on the city’s Southwest Side left one person injured and caused a massive backup in the inbound lanes beginning during the evening rush Wednesday.
Illinois State Police said they responded to the area of Interstate 55 northbound at Pulaski Road at 6:16 p.m. for a report of shots fired.
Following the shooting, three of four lanes were shut down.
CBS Skywatch was over the scene where multiple emergency vehicles were in the area, and a white sport-utility vehicle was seen stopped off the roadway in front of a light pole into which it had crashed. Officers were seen searching the area around the scene.
It was not clear how many people were in the SUV. But dispatch audio indicated that one person was seen lying on the street.
One victim was taken to an area hospital with injuries, though state police did not specify what those injuries were. It was also not clear late Wednesday how that person was doing.