Calumet City Police Shoot Driver During Shootout After Traffic Stop

Chicago IL

26 March, 2021

4:10 PM

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CALUMET CITY, IL (CBS) — An officer pulled over the 27-year-old man around 4:50 p.m. near the Ginger Ridge Apartments in the 500 block of Jeffrey Avenue for a traffic violation. Police said the driver immediately got out of his car and pointed a gun at the officer, leading to a shootout. The man was shot in the stomach, then ran back to his car and sped off. Officers found him across the state line at a hospital in East Chicago, Indiana, and they arrested him there. Read more at CBS Chicago