Man dies after being shot by officer while trying to elude police in Humboldt Park
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating after a man was shot and killed while trying to elude Chicago police officers on Monday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Police, in an update on Monday night, said just after 5:30 p.m., officers attempted to conduct an investigatory stop on a vehicle in the 800 block of North Homan Avenue that was wanted in connection with a shooting on the nearby Eisenhower Expressway earlier in the day. Police said the vehicle, a white Mercedes, fled from police, and a pursuit was initiated.
The Mercedes hit a woman in the street and continued to flee before it came to a stop after crashing into a CTA bus in traffic, police said. The car continued to hit the bus and then an unmarked squad car.
Video from the scene showed CPD officers trying to get the Mercedes driver out of the car. One of the officers is seen trying to break the tinted windows as the driver tries getting around officers and the CTA bus. Then, shots were fired by one of the officers.
"It seems like it came from one person. It didn't seem like multiple people shooting," said resident Savaughn Dillon Sr.
He was walking home near Chicago and Homan when he first spotted officers following the Mercedes with their lights and sirens activated.
"Everywhere, anywhere, just trying to get to this person, I don't know what, you know what I'm saying, they wanted him for," Dillion said.
The view from CBS Skywatch showed the massive police presence on the West Side, and even state police responded.
Police said officers immediately rendered aid to the suspect, and a firearm was recovered from the car. They have not said if the driver fired that weapon.
The suspect was taken to Mt. Sinai with multiple gunshots to the upper body and was pronounced dead.
Two officers were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The woman who was hit by the suspect's car suffered an injury to the lower body and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
"It make me really want to move. It's just, I'm speechless, really, it's heartbreaking," Dillon said.
The specifics surrounding the incident, including the comprehensive use of force, are being investigated by COPA with the full cooperation of the Chicago Police Department.
The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a minimum period of 30 days.
The video above is from an earlier report.
