A Chicago police shooting left one person in critical condition on the South Side.
A Chicago police shooting in Morgan Park near 111th and Racine left 1 person in critical condition. Two cops were taken to Christ for observation.Interim Chicago Police Superintendent said two officers assigned to the 22nd District were in the 1100 block of West 111th Street around 5:30 p.m. when they saw a person walking with a weapon.
The officers tried to stop the man, but they tried to flee into a residence, Waller said. The officers gave chase on foot and there was a struggle over a weapon. The officers fired twice."They had the sheet over him, and they was pumping his chest, so like he didn't make it because he wasn't moving or nothing. I saw blood all on the sheet," said witness Jimmar Cheers.
The two officers involved in the incident were also taken to the hospital for observation. Waller said they may have suffered some bumps and bruises, but neither was shot. "I saw the officer yelling, coming out the house yelling. He was mad. He just took his vest off and got in the car. He was mad," Cheers said.The two officers are in good condition, Waller said.
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