Man fatally shot on Stevenson Expressway but pregnant woman with him not hit by gunfire.

A man was shot and killed on the Stevenson Expressway Thursday night, but Illinois State Police said a pregnant woman with him was not hit by gunfire.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near Ashland Avenue, state police said.

Humberto Marin Garcia, 28, of the 3200 block of West Balmoral Avenue in Chicago, was killed as he drove an SUV north on the Stevenson, authorities said.

The woman with him, reportedly six months pregnant, was taken to St. Anthony Hospital as a precaution.

The shooter fled the scene and was not in custody, the state police said.

The inbound lanes were closed at Damen for several hours but were reopened by 3:15 a.m.

No other details were available.

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