A man from Hammond is now facing charges after allegedly striking an officer with a vehicle early Saturday morning on the city’s Northwest Side, Chicago police announced Sunday evening.
Carlos Sanchez-Roa, 28, faces three felony counts, including one for attempted murder, after he allegedly fired a gun during a large fight outside of a business in the 3100 block of North Central Avenue and then struck a responding officer with a red pickup truck, police said.
Police said that around 2:10 a.m. on Saturday officers responded to a call of a battery in progress and shots fired at the business establishment. 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, who was getting into the pickup truck.
As police approached the truck and ordered the driver to step out, police said that he 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.
