http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/tony-s-britton-jr/Latest news about Tony S. Britton Jr.en-usWed, 26 Apr 2017 09:18:36 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/04/26/tony-britton-jr-found-shot-to-death-in-suv-after-crash-involving-three-vehicles-in-east-garfield-park/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/2329.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>When police responded to a crash Monday night in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, they found one of the drivers, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/tony-s-britton-jr/">Tony S. Britton Jr.</a>, dead of a gunshot wound.</p> <p>Shortly after 7:30 p.m., the 31-year-old Britton was driving an Infiniti SUV speeding west in the 2900 block of West Washington, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His vehicle struck a parked Hyundai Sonata, then ricocheted into a Chevrolet Malibu that was also traveling west.</p> <p>After the crash, it was discovered that Britton had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. Britton, of the North Lawndale neighborhood, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:49 p.m.</p> <p>The Malibu was driven by a 29-year-old woman, with a 31-year-old man in the passenger seat, police said. The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to Norwegian American Hospital.</p> <p><em>--Chicago Sun-Times Wire</em></p> Jeff MayesWed, 26 Apr 2017 09:18:36 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/04/26/tony-britton-jr-found-shot-to-death-in-suv-after-crash-involving-three-vehicles-in-east-garfield-park/Tony S. Britton Jr.