A Chicago police officer fired shots at burglars fleeing a smash-and-grab at an Irving Park GameStop store Thursday morning.

Chicago police said that just before 4:30 a.m., officers saw several armed people involved in a burglary at the GameStop in the 2900 block of West Addison Street, where it appeared that a car had rammed into the front of the store to gain entry.

The suspects got into a white car and a red SUV and sped away from the scene, striking an officer in the process. That officer opened fire, but police said the shots did not hit anyone.

Police chased the burglary suspects south on Addison until they were struck near Hubbard by another car that was not involved in the incident, CPD said. No one was injured in that crash.

The officer who was struck by the fleeing burglars was taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The owner of the GameStop told CBS News Chicago his store has been targeted by burglars before.

"It's an easy product to sell," said Edward Dushman, director of leasing at First American Properties. "So, you know, you have a stolen car, you ram it. You have another car to dump the merchandise in. And then they sell it. So GameStop is effectively, you know, deciding whether they're even going to stay in Chicago at all."

Although the gunshots fired by the CPD officer did not hit anyone, because shots were fired at all, an investigation into the use of force has been initiated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

"The Chicago police department, like many, has some very specific regulations about shooting at cars."

Police use of force expert David Harris of the University of Pittsburgh said it needs to be known if the car still posed a serious threat to the officer when the shot or shots were fired to determine if it was justified.

"We are careful about shooting at cars in a way that we did not used to be because of the number of times shooting in a car hit a person who was not involved in any crime did not pose a threat, or the driver was struck and the uncontrolled vehicle did more damage or even hurt somebody," he said.

Shoppers in the neighborhood said they were glad no one was hurt, but they're fed up with these types of brazen burglaries in their neighborhood.

"We're grateful GameStop employees were not present when it happened, so that none of those people were injured, but there have been so many of these lately," said Laurie Viets. "Even with insurance, this is a huge hit to have to keep replacing your gas, replacing the registers, and that's what depresses the neighborhood, because it's a really good neighborhood.

No one is in custody. An investigation into the burglary is ongoing.