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Chicago Uber driver 'very lucky' after car is shot up and passenger killed

CHICAGO - Jazib Aqeel couldn't stop his hands from shaking as he touched the bullet hole in his car, just above the driver's seat.

Two more bullets went through the back windshield. More than 15 through the back driver-side window. Blood covered the black backseat coverings.

"You're very lucky. Very lucky," a detective said to him.

About four hours

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