A female robbery suspect was wounded by Chicago police on the West Side on Wednesday night after she tried to run them down, police said.
[P]olice were alerted about 10:30 p.m. to a robbery-in-progress in the area of the 5600 block of West Irving Park Road, according to preliminary police reports. Officers saw a vehicle matching the description of the one used in the robbery near the 4400 block of West Madison Street, police said.
When the officers approached the vehicle driven by a female, she attempted to run down the officers, police said. One of the officers fired several shots at her, striking her in the shoulder, police said. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, but her condition was not available.
Four other officers were injured responding to the scene. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to all involved coppers.