CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a man who pinned an officer while ramming two police cruisers, CBS News reported.
The incident occurred on Saturday, September 6, when officers responded to a call about a vehicle burglary, according to the report. Police say the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle, which officers later located.
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Video shows the officers arriving at the scene and blocking the vehicle in. As the officers got out of their cruisers, the suspect began accelerating backwards and forwards, repeatedly striking both cruisers.
As officers approached the suspect vehicle and issued instructions for the man to get out of the car, the man continued to accelerate, pinning an officer to the cruiser behind him. The officer can be heard crying out in pain.
The pinned officer opened fire, striking one of the suspects. That suspect was transported to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead, according to the report.
A second suspect was taken into custody at the scene, while a third suspect fled on foot. Police say a firearm discarded during that suspect’s escape was later recovered.
Two officers involved in the incident were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
