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Officer Injured After Driver Rams Squad Car in South Side Chase; Suspect in Custody

Detectives are reviewing potential charges after a gun-call response led to a pursuit from Chatham to Bronzeville.

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.