A heavy police presence was seen and a search was underway Thursday morning for a suspect accused of robbing an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's officer at gunpoint at a gas station in Dolton.
Police said the robbery originally took place in February, but the suspect was found Thursday and fled from investigators, leading police on a pursuit that ended near 130th Street and Doty Road.
Multiple officers were seen after 11 a.m. off of Doty Road near the Bishop Ford Freeway, as well as off of 130th Street near the Calumet River.
The officers appeared to be searching, with a canine unit also at the scene, according to footage captured by NBC's Sky 5 chopper.
Early reports indicated there may have been a crash near the scene, but police did not immediately confirm that information.
Chicago police said they were assisting at the scene but not leading the investigation. Illinois State Police said they were assisting the Dolton Police Department with an incident that at one point entered the Bishop Ford.
Dolton police said the search for the suspect remained ongoing just before 2 p.m.
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