Roscoe Village Robbery Suspect Faces Attempted Murder Charges

Chicago Police formally charged a South Side man Thursday with multiple felonies, including attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery, after an early Wednesday chase that ended in Wicker Park.

Jesus Rosas, 23, of the 10300 block of South Muskegon Avenue in Chicago, faces four counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, four counts of attempted first-degree murder, nine counts of armed robbery and two counts of attempted armed robbery.

Chicago police held a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce the charges, many of which stem from a series of robberies on the North Side. 

Police released surveillance photos on Feb. 5 of a man who they later identified as Rosas, saying he committed the crimes at various businesses between Jan. 18 and Feb. 3. Of those incidents, four were within Lincoln Park, one was in Lake View and another was in Roscoe Village, according to the report.

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Officers ended the spree after catching up with Rosas shortly before midnight Wednesday in the Near North Side, where he reportedly robbed a Subway restaurant on State Street near Chicago Avenue. They spotted him near the scene in a sport utility vehicle and a chase began, they said.

Police resorted to shooting to injure Rosas at Six Corners—on the Bucktown-Wicker Park border where Milwaukee, North and Damen avenues cross—after he reportedly tried harming several officers.

"(He) attempted to elude officers before making a desperate attempt to strike officers on scene with his vehicle," police said Thursday. " ... Rosas shifted the SUV in reverse striking a squad car and then shifting forward while accelerating toward officers."

An officer then opened fire, shooting Rosas in the arm. He was immediately placed in custody and was treated and released from John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. The shooting, per department policy, is under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority.

Officers recovered a handgun at the scene along with cash they believe Rosas acquired in the armed robbery, they said.

He is expected to appear in bond court later Thursday afternoon.

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