Crime & Safety
5 CPD Officers, 2 Suspects Hospitalized After Police Shooting, Chase, Crash On South Side
The officer who was hit by the SUV was taken to the hospital in good condition. Two other officers were taken to a hospital for observation.
Updated on: August 28, 2025
Five Chicago police officers and two suspects were hospitalized Wednesday morning after an investigation into a burglary at an Englewood railyard erupted into a police shooting and chase that ended in Grand Crossing.
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Police said, shortly after 5 a.m., officers were notified of multiple burglars removing items from freight train cars near 58th and Shields in Englewood.
When police pulled up, one suspect in an SUV accelerated towards the officers, striking one of them. Officers fired their weapons at the SUV, which kept going and hit a squad car. The suspect was arrested at the scene, and taken to a hospital to be treated from minor injuries in the crash.
