Attempted Murder Charges For 2 Men In Chicago Cop Shooting

CHICAGO, IL — Two Chicago men face multiple felony charges after a police officer was shot and wounded following the armed robbery of a cellphone store on the South Side. Donzell L. Grant, 20, of the 1600 block of West 61st Street, and Cortez Harrington, 24, of the 300 block of East 69th Street, are charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery with a firearm and other charges stemming from the incident Friday, Chicago police said in a statement. But prosecutors said Monday that the gunman who fired the shot that hit a Chicago officer in the leg is still on the loose, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

According to prosecutors, Grant and an unidentified third suspect are accused of tying up employees of a T-Mobile store in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood while they allegedly robbed the business at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, the report stated. Harrington waited in a getaway car — a Dodge Charger — in a nearby alley, the report added. (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.)

As the pair fled the scene on foot with merchandise from the store, they confronted officers responding to the report of an armed robbery, and gunfire was exchanged, police said. Investigators believe the unidentified man shot and wounded the two-year veteran officer in the left knee during the incident, the Sun-Times reports. She was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condtion, and no other injuries were reported from the shooting.

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Initially, Grant and the other suspect got into Harrington's Dodge Charger, but they changed their minds, jumping out of the car, splitting up and fleeing on foot, according to the Sun-Times. The unidentified suspect escaped the scene after stealing a minivan at gunpoint, but police arrested Grant in a nearby garage, the report stated. Harrington was later apprehended when his Charger was found parked by a fire hydrant a few blocks from the crime scene, the report added.

The shooting is currently under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority, according to police Friday. The officers in the incident will be placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days, police said.

UPDATED (1:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 25)

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Donzell L. Grant, 20 (left), and Cortez Harrington, 24 (Photo via the Chicago Police Department)

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