Overview
- Police say the incident began around 5:30 p.m. with a report of a person with a gun in the 8100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham.
- Officers saw a man matching the description get into a Chevy Impala, and the driver fled when police tried to intervene.
- During the escape, the suspect struck a marked Chicago police vehicle and hit an officer, according to authorities.
- The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and police have not disclosed the officer’s condition.
- Officers arrested the suspect in the 4100 block of South Indiana Avenue in Bronzeville, with charges pending as the investigation continues.