Chicago Police

Shots Fired by Police in Albany Park When Vehicle Rams Squad Car

As the officer was getting out of a squad car, the Jeep struck the police vehicle and an officer fired shots at the Jeep

A Chicago police officer fired at a vehicle when it rammed a squad car Thursday afternoon in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. 

The incident happened about 4 p.m. when officers tried to pull over a silver Jeep headed west near Argyle and Whipple streets, police said. As the officer was getting out of a squad car, the Jeep struck the police vehicle and an officer fired shots at the Jeep. 

No one in the Jeep was struck, police said. One officer was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. 

Additional information has not been released.

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