Police used a Taser on the suspect while taking him into custody.
CHICAGO -- A Chicago police officer was stabbed while arresting a suspect late Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood.Police said, around 11 p.m. Monday, officers were flagged down by a man who had been stabbed in the 1500 block of East 75th Street.While trying to arrest the man suspected of stabbing the victim, an officer was stabbed in the arm. The officer was taken to the hospital in good condition.Former Chicago Police First Deputy Supt.
'Somebody who is that violent â to shoot at police officers, in the case of Officer Martinez, or attack a police officer with a knife as we saw last night â they've really got no respect for anybody at that point; no fear of accountability,' he said.The officer who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in good condition, but Riccio said this situation easily could have gone south.'Even things that seem very routine escalate very quickly.
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