A man was found shot to death in a car on I-57 Wednesday night. | Network Video Productions

(BLUE ISLAND) A man was shot to death in a car on Interstate 57 Wednesday night near south suburban Blue Island.

The 39-year-old man had been driving southbound on I-57 near the Calumet-Saganashkee Channel about 10:25 p.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside his and someone inside opened fire, according to a statement from Illinois State Police.

The victim then lost control of the vehicle, which hit a concrete barrier on the right side of the expressway, police said. The impact forced it back to the left, where it came to rest against the concrete median barrier.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death but did not release further details early Thursday.

All southbound lanes of I-57 were closed for investigation after the body was found, but they had been reopened by 3:30 a.m., police said.

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