Rideshare driver shot in Chicago, police say – NBC Chicago

A ride-share driver is in critical condition after being shot in Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood on Sunday morning, police said.

Authorities said officers were called to the 900 block of East 91st.^st On Sunday, around 1:55 a.m., a report was filed on the street of a person who had been shot.

Officers found a 30-year-old man at the scene with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was in critical condition, according to Chicago police.

According to authorities, the man was working as a rideshare driver when a passenger shot him, hitting him in the neck.

The vehicle came to a stop after hitting an unoccupied car and the suspect fled the scene.

No suspect has been arrested and Chicago police are continuing their investigation.