A person was shot by Chicago police early Saturday morning in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood after allegedly striking an officer with a red pick up truck, according to Chicago police.
Police said that around 2:10 a.m. on Saturday officers responded to a call of a battery in progress and shots fired at a business establishment in the 3100 block of North Central Avenue. An employee told officers that during a large fight outside of the business, a person fired a gun.
The employee directed police to the suspect, a 28-year-old man, who was getting into a red pickup truck.
As police approached the truck and ordered the suspect to step out, police said that the suspect refused and allegedly struck an officer with the vehicle, police said. Officers then fired their weapons at the vehicle as it fled the scene.
Responding officers found the truck in the 3200 block of North Menard Avenue in Portage Park, where the suspect, apparently struck by the officers’ gunfire, was found on the ground near the vehicle. The suspect sustained gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. A weapon allegedly was found inside the suspect’s vehicle.
Police said that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the specifics of the shooting. The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a minimum period of 30 days.