CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer monitoring the funeral of a suspected gang member was hospitalized after being struck by a squad car while pursuing a suspect.
Deputy Chief Ernest Cato says officers in a squad car tried to stop a car Thursday, October 10. When the car kept going the officers followed, apparently prompting one of four men inside to throw a gun out the window. When the car finally stopped, the passengers fled on foot. One officer giving chase on foot was hit by a police car assisting in the pursuit.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the officer suffered two broken ribs and a fractured orbital bone. Cato says the officer is hospitalized in good condition.
Authorities say two suspects, who haven’t been identified, were arrested, while two others remain at large.