IL Man Maurice Patterson ID’d As Victim Shot In Head ‘While Driving’ Tuesday Night In Sleepy Hollow

SLEEPY HOLLOW, IL. (THECOUNT) — Maurice Patterson has been identified as the Austin, IL man, found suffering from gunshot injuries while inside a vehicle in Sleepy Hollow, according to reports.

Patterson, 23, was fatally shot Tuesday while he was driving in Sleepy Hollow located on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

Patterson was operating a vehicle on 45th Street around 1 p.m. when shots were fired at him from the street near South Knox Avenue, Chicago police said.

Patterson, who was struck in the head, was transported Code 3 to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.

No one is in custody and no suspect information was provided by officials.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Geo quick facts: Sleepy Hollow is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,304 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.