Chicago capturing: Automotive service driver Mohammed Al Hijoj killed on Lotus Avenue in Austin on West Facet, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A automobile service driver was killed in a capturing on the West Facet Sunday, Chicago police stated.

Mohammed Al Hijoj, 39, was a husband, a father of three and well-known and revered limo driver in Chicago’s transportation group.

Sunday night time, police stated he was shot and killed inside his automobile.

His brother Sadam is lacking him.

“He simply left so early,” Sadam Al Hijoj stated. “He simply left so early. We did not get the time, you understand?”

Police stated simply after 5:30 p.m., a witness noticed Al Hijoj driving when his automobile got here to a cease within the 1700-block of Lotus Avenue.

The witness informed police 4 male passengers have been contained in the automobile. Then photographs have been heard and the 4 male passengers received out and ran.

Al Hijoj was shot a number of instances in keeping with police and died at Loyola Hospital a short while later.

A handgun was recovered a number of ft away from the scene.

“We’re simply in shock you understand,” Sadam Al Hijoj stated. “We did not consider that. We nonetheless did not consider that. He is simply gone.”

In a single day, a small candlelight memorial was rising on the sidewalk to recollect a person who’s described by his household as hardworking. A person who grew up in Jordan and lived within the Dunning neighborhood together with his household, who’s now planning his burial.

“Driving so much. working laborious, you understand,” Sadam Al Hijoj stated. “Working laborious for his youngsters….simply pray to him. pray to him. That’s the smartest thing you are able to do.”

Nobody is in custody and Space 5 detectives are investigating, police stated.

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