Overview
- A City of Cicero ambulance was taken from Loretto Hospital shortly before 4 p.m., triggering a multi-mile pursuit on Chicago’s West Side.
- The chase began near West Jackson Boulevard and South Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood, with Sky 5 video showing erratic driving.
- Police boxed in the ambulance at one point, the driver rammed squad cars, and officers fired shots with no indication the suspect was struck.
- The pursuit ended near Chicago and Cicero avenues when the ambulance hit a Chicago police vehicle and another car, deploying airbags and causing a chain-reaction crash.
- More than a dozen officers carried the suspect into custody as a civilian was placed in an ambulance and a police officer received treatment that did not appear serious, with officials yet to release full details.