A man has lost his life in Englewood after being found shot and later crashing his vehicle. The incident occurred early Sunday, highlighting a series of violent shootings across Chicago's South Side over the weekend. The male victim, yet to be identified by authorities, was found in the driver's seat with a fatal chest wound after his pickup truck collided with a tree on the 6900 block of South Parnell Avenue, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
He was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to Chicago police. This tragedy spanned from 6:00 p.m. Saturday till the early hours of Sunday, during which at least eight other individuals were injured in shootings across the South Side, as reported by WLS-TV. The escalation of violence has prompted an ongoing investigation by area detectives, however, there was no immediate word on suspects or arrests.
The overnight violence not only claimed a life but left multiple people critically injured, ushering an urgent plea from Chicago police for any information about the shootings. With no one currently in custody for the deadly incident, detectives are piecing together the circumstances that led up to the fatal crash and shooting on Parnell Avenue.
