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Posted: Thursday, 02 July 2009 8:50AM
Suspect shot by police during robbery gone bad
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CHICAGO (STNG) - Chicago Police shot a suspect who fired shots at officers after a botched robbery late Wednesday in the West Side’s Garfield Park community.
About 11:30 p.m., police shot a person at 2 S. Whipple St. after the suspect fired shots at officers, according to police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer, who was citing preliminary information.
Police are also investigating a robbery that was probably involved with the shooting, as it occurred at the same time and location, according to Harrison District police Capt. Roger Bay.
The incident began when a Grand Central Area gang enforcement team saw a vehicle with three occupants inside driving erratically near the North Whipple and West Madison streets, according to a police News Affairs statement.
As officers curbed the vehicle, two suspects exited and fled the scene, prompting a short foot pursuit. During the pursuit, one of the suspects allegedly displayed a weapon and fired at an officer, who returned fire and struck the suspect in the leg, according to the statement.
The wounded suspect was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in an unidentified condition. The second person was apprehended nearby without incident, but the third fled in the vehicle, the statement said.
No officers were injured and a weapon was recovered on the scene, Greer said.
A botched robbery preceded the shooting, according to a law enforcement source.
Harrison Area detectives and the Independent Police Review Authority are investigating.
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