Overview
- A July 3 traffic-stop on Chicago’s South Side escalated into a foot chase and struggle that left two officers wounded and the suspect shot and hospitalized.
- Chicago police charged 34-year-old Malik Wrightsell with multiple felonies including attempted first-degree murder after investigators say he fired from a shoulder bag and an officer returned fire; the Civilian Office of Police Accountability is probing the use of force.
- Early Sunday, two separate shootings in Gary, Indiana, wounded seven people and led to the death of a 10-year-old boy who was taken to Methodist Northlake Hospital.
- The slain child was identified as Montana Weathers of Chicago and the Lake County coroner ruled his death a homicide after a preliminary autopsy; investigators have asked the public for tips.
- City officials continue to tally holiday-weekend totals and stress prevention as officers recover and prosecutors and oversight bodies pursue forensic follow-up, charges and detention proceedings for the hospitalized suspect.