CHICAGO — A 36-year-old man died after being shot and hitting a car in Garfield Park on Friday afternoon, police said.
At 1:19 p.m., the man was driving when he was shot in the right side of his chest, said Officer Jose Estrada, Chicago Police spokesman. The man continued to drive until he hit a car in the first block of North Hamlin Avenue. Police are still trying to determine where the shooting occurred.
Hommy Vega, of the 1300 block of West Chicago Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:58 p.m., according to county records.
The man was a documented gang member, police said.
No one is in custody for the shooting.
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