Suspect charged in shooting of officer during foot chase in Roseland Heights
[VIDEO] Remember last Thursday I posted about a police involved shooting near Chicago State University. Well suspect in custody and again this explains that helicopter on Wednesday night.
Anthony Woodridge, 25, was charged with two felony counts of attempted
first degree murder, one felony count of aggravated discharge of a
firearm, and one felony count of aggravated battery by discharge of a
firearm.
The Chicago police officer was shot late Wednesday
night while trying to catch up with the suspect, who was on the run on
the city's South Side.
Plainclothes officers from the Calumet
District were conducting a street stop just before 11:30 p.m. near East
95th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago's Rosemoor
neighborhood, police said. That led to a foot chase.
During the
pursuit, Woodridge allegedly turned in the direction of the officers and
fired, hitting one of the officers in the hand. Officials say Woodridge
continued firing while the officer was on the ground. The injured
officer and partner returned fire, and Woodridge was unhurt.
Police were able to catch the suspect, and a gun was found at the scene.
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