Ambulance, Car Hit by Shots Fired in Chicago

May 08--An ambulance carrying a patient was one of two vehicles damaged when a person opened fire Thursday on the Dan Ryan Expressway, according to Illinois State Police.

The Superior ambulance and a car were struck by gunfire about 3:15 p.m. when they were traveling north on Interstate 94 near 31st Street, a state police sergeant said.

The ambulance was occupied by at least one employee and a passenger in the rear, while the car had two occupants.

There were no injuries, the sergeant said.

The ambulance rushed directly to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. The car exited the highway at 25th Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

It's unclear if either of the vehicles was the intended target of the gunshots, state police said.

No description of a suspect was immediately available.

Though the shots fired are believed to have occurred at 31st Street, state police investigators closed the two far right lanes from near 18th Street to near 41st Street to search that area.

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