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Two 15-Year-Old Girls Arrested After Alleged Attack on Cook County Sheriff’s Officers in West Woodlawn

Area detectives have opened an investigation.

Overview

  • Cook County sheriff’s officers responding to a gunshot report on South Evans Avenue encountered a street fight in West Woodlawn.
  • Chicago police said two girls, both 15, struck the officers as they tried to break up the fight.
  • The teens were taken into custody, and police have not announced charges while withholding their identities because they are minors.
  • One sheriff’s officer suffered facial bruising and was treated at St. Bernard Hospital in good condition.
  • A second officer reported a bruised left hip and declined medical attention as investigators reviewed the incident.