CHICAGO (WLS) — There was a shootout on the Dan Ryan Tuesday night, and a grandmother apparently caught in the crossfire was fatally shot.A source on the scene said two cars were shooting at each other in the southbound lanes just after 10 p.m., near 67th Street, when some of the shots fired hit two other vehicles — a white SUV and a red sedan.
The woman who died, later identified as Denise M. Huguelet, 67, of Orland Park was a passenger in the SUV, while a passenger in the sedan suffered a graze wound. Huguelet was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center before being pronounced deceased. The person grazed was also a woman, but she refused treatment.
State police chased the suspects at speeds up to 120 mph.
The two suspects then crashed into a state trooper near 60th Street and Ashland Avenue in West Englewood, and were taken into custody.
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The trooper was not hurt.
Huguelet was a long-time special education teacher at Central Middle School in Evergreen Park, according to a post on Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124’s Facebook page.
She worked in the district for 24 years, serving students with the most significant disabilities, the post said. She retired in 2015.
“Mrs. Huguelet’s nature with kids was kind, yet firm, to ensure that students were taught the independent skills they needed to be successful in their futures. She cared deeply about the academic needs of students, and the social and emotional well-being of every students’ needs,” school officials said.
A neighbor said Huguelet, a grandmother, was heading to dinner with her husband and son when the shooting occurred.
She leaves behind five children.
The southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan reopened about 3 a.m. Wednesday after troopers finished searching for shell casings.
Charges had not been filed yet Wednesday, and police have not provided information about what led to the shooting.
Sun-Times Media contributed to this report.
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