Chicago Officer Fires at Vehicle During Grant Park Sideshow

Overview

• Police monitoring downtown cameras reported a black Chrysler 300 doing donuts at Columbus and Balbo while participants opened a fire hydrant and shot fireworks at officers.
• An officer said he fired at least one shot after the Chrysler allegedly drove toward him as units moved to break up the takeover, and no injuries were immediately reported.
• About 15 minutes later officers stopped a Chrysler 300 near Sox Park that an officer said showed a bullet defect in the hood and detained four people.
• Officers deployed multiple stop sticks to prevent flight and later found several vehicles abandoned with flat tires along Lake Shore Drive after drivers ran over the devices.
• COPA sent a team to investigate the Grant Park use of force and the involved officer was placed on administrative duty under CPD policy as this episode joins ongoing probes of recent Ford City and Uptown sideshow shootings.