3rd Suspect Arrested In Chicago Cop Shooting

CHICAGO, IL — A third suspect accused in a South Side armed robbery that resulted in a Chicago cop being shot and wounded in the leg Friday was apprehended over the weekend, according to police. Dante Jeffries, 27, of the 500 block of North Des Plaines Street, was charged Saturday with multiple felonies, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery, as well as single counts of aggravated battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated vehicular hijacking and kidnapping while armed with a firearm. His next court date is Tuesday, July 25.

According to a statement by Chicago police, Jeffries was one of three suspects involved in the armed robbery of a T-Mobile store in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 21. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspects and police who were responding to the report of the armed robbery. An officer was wounded in the right knee during the shooting, and she was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for the South Side and Chicago — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

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Donzell L. Grant, 20, of the 1600 block of West 61st Street, and Cortez Harrington, 24, of the 300 block of East 69th Street, were charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery with a firearm and other felonies stemming from the incident. They were ordered held without bail Monday, July 24.

Jefferies was arrested at around 10:32 p.m. Saturday, July 22, in the 600 block of West Hubbard Street, police said.

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Dante Jeffries, 27 (Photo via the Chicago Police Department)

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