Chicago police are still searching for a gray, two-door Dodge Challenger connected to the fatal shooting of a 49-year-old tow truck driver on the city's Near West Side, just short of four years after the gunfire that killed him. The victim was driving westbound in his tow truck around 10:47 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2022, in the 1900 block of West Fulton Street when someone inside the Challenger opened fire, according to Chicago police.
The shooting left the man struck by gunfire and killed, according to FOX 32 Chicago. Detectives are now working to identify and locate the Challenger believed connected to the killing, though police have not released additional details about the shooting circumstances, the victim, or potential suspects.
Conflicting Accounts of the Shooting
Accounts of exactly how the gunfire unfolded vary across outlets. CBS Chicago reported that the incident happened just before 11 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Fulton Street, with the victim struck by gunfire from a gray, two-door Dodge Challenger while driving westbound. WGN-TV, however, reported that people in two different vehicles began shooting at the driver and then fled, a detail that differs from the single-vehicle account.
There is also a discrepancy over the exact location. While CBS Chicago places the shooting in the 1900 block of West Fulton Street, ABC7 Chicago has reported the killing occurred in the 1900 block of West Fullerton Avenue and identified the victim as 49-year-old Hector Negron, noting that investigators said some of the gunfire came from someone inside a gray two-door Dodge Challenger. The two outlets' accounts of the street name differ, and that detail has not been reconciled in available reporting.
Police Still Seeking Public's Help
Detectives have urged anyone with information to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8261 or to submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, referencing case number JF473692. The push for tips comes as ABC7 Chicago previously reported that police released video of a vehicle wanted in connection with the 2022 shooting, part of an ongoing effort to generate leads in the case.
Years after the shooting, the case remains unresolved, with no additional details released about who may have been behind the wheel of the Challenger or why the shooting occurred. Police continue to rely on the public for tips that could help detectives close the case.
