 <p>A man is dead after being shot while driving in the Austin neighborhood Sunday evening, police said.</p><p>A witness told police he saw five men in a car traveling in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue about 5:40 p.m. The witness saw the car stop, then heard several gunshots and spotted the four passengers jump out of the car and flee, police said. </p><p>The unidentified 39-year-old driver had been shot multiple times and he was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving, according to police. </p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>Police recovered a handgun a few feet away from the vehicle. </p><p>No one is in custody and detectives are investigating.<br></p> 

The man, 39, was in a car with four other men when he was shot in the 1700 block of North Lotus Street, police said.{ai:summary}<p>Man shot and killed while driving in Chicago. Witness saw car stop, heard gunshots, and passengers fled. Driver died later in hospital. Gun recovered. #crime</p>

Motorist fatally shot in Austin

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