Chicago police officers on Mayor Lori Lightfoot's security detail exchanged shots with an armed robbery suspect in Logan Square, police said.
Officers with the Detached Services Unit observed a robbery in progress in the 1800-block of North Monticello Avenue at about 7 a.m. and encountered several suspects, police said.One of the suspects was armed and exchanged gunfire with officers but no one was struck, police said. One officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Antonio Zayas said he was pulled from his car as he waited to take his grandson to school. There was an exchange of gunfire with the three offenders and police officers, but no one was shot.14 wounded, including 3 year old, in East Garfield Park shooting; 1 hit by car: Chicago police On the police scanners, officers were alerted to another robbery blocks away. Robbery victim Hipolito Arroyo said he was in the 1500 block of N. Monticello, where he had just taken his son to school.
On the same block, another man who didn't want to be identified said the same three guys robbed him, too, on his way to work.
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