March 4, 2022 a.m.
Two Chicago police offers were wounded in a shooting on the West Side Friday morning and one suspect is in custody, police said.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the officers had stopped to get something to eat at a food stand in the 3800-block of Independence Boulevard at about 3:30 a.m.
Superintendent Brown said one officer was in line while the suspect was in line ahead of him when a gun fell out of the suspect’s waistband. Brown said the officer noticed the gun and the suspect then picked it up and fired at the officer.
The suspect then ran out side and fired at the officer’s partner, who was inside of a squad car parked outside the food stand, Brown said.
An officer working undercover near the scene saw the suspect and pursued him with other officers and the suspect was taken into custody, Brown said.
One officer suffered a graze wound to the head and the other officer was shot in the leg, with both officers’ injuries described as non-life-threatening, Brown said.
A gun was recovered from the scene and officers did not fire any shots, Brown said.
