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1 Dead, 2 Injured After Shooting On Eisenhower Expressway Near Damen Avenue

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway left one dead and two others injured near the Damen Avenue exit early Monday.

Police said there was a crash and a shooting incident just after midnight.

According to Illinois State Police, troopers located an unoccupied crashed vehicle in a westbound lane at Ashland Avenue. Troopers then found a second crashed vehicle at Damen Avenue.

The driver of the second vehicle was found dead with a gunshot wound. Troopers found four other people in the second vehicle. Two victims were taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds.

Police said there was a third car involved in a crash after hitting one of the vehicles involved in the shooting.

Illinois State Police confirmed all westbound lanes were closed for over 7 hours and are now open.

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