A man was critically injured after CPD said he fired at police, and officers shot back Saturday night.
An officer returned fire, hitting the suspect on the left side of the body.No officers were injured.
However, a CPD SUV was headed to the scene of the shooting when it overturned near East 71st Street and South Cornell Avenue, officials said. It was not immediately clear what caused the vehicle to flip over, but the officer who was inside is expected to be OK.A weapon and suspect narcotics were recovered from the scene.Any officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a period of 30 days.Several neighbors were outside at the time of the incident.
"The police hopped out of their car, and proceeded on foot behind a young man in red, and I heard three gun shots," the witness said. "Everybody on the police force came, and they start pushing everybody out the way. They pushed everybody across the street, and told us to get out of their way." The witness said several neighbors were frustrated following the shooting, wanting answers and accountability from police. She added her community is in need of help, in terms of people feeling safe around law enforcement and for their safety in general.
Metra Electric South Chicago inbound and outbound train traffic was temporarily halted due to police activity near Stony Island.
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