The driver of a silver Lexus was shot to death as he drove on Lake Shore Drive near Fullerton Avenue early Wednesday.
The 25-year-old man was heading south around 3:45 a.m. when another car pulled up and someone opened fire, hitting him several times, police said.
The driver crashed into the center median. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Two other people in the car were not hurt.
Police were investigating whether the shooting was gang-related, officials said.
Officers blocked off the southbound lanes from Belmont Avenue to Chicago Avenue for nearly three hours as officers with flashlights searched for evidence. Several squad cars surrounded the Lexus.
About 6:30 a.m., the car was towed away and police reopened the southbound lanes.
The shooting took place along a stretch of the drive between North Avenue Beach and the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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