Pierre Resse fatally shot while driving in Austin

Jeff Mayes — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 08:20:42 -0500

Pierre Resse was shot and killed while driving in the West Side Austin neighborhood Wednesday night.

Officers responding to a crash in the 1100 block of North Central at 11:20 p.m found the 27-year-old shot in the head and unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

It appeared that after the shooting, the vehicle Resse was in had crashed into a parked car.

Resse, who lived in the 5100 block of North Latrobe, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Pierre Resse | Homicide Watch Chicago

Pierre Resse fatally shot while driving in Austin