Crime & Safety

Friends Remember Man Killed Over Hit-And-Run Confrontation

The 39-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday after he chased down a driver who struck a woman during a South Side group ride, police said.

CHICAGO — Police are searching tonight for the gunman who fatally shot a man who stood up for a bicyclist who was hit by a driver last night in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

The man who was killed, Alberto Bocanegra, went live on Facebook while driving behind a group of cyclists on a late night ride. Police said Bocanegra, 39, was driving near 76th and Eberhart around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday when he saw a car hit a 30-year-old woman on her bike and then flee the scene.

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