Police: Officer fired shot during foot chase in South Chicago, no one struck

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 5, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 5, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/no-officers-injured-police-involved-shooting-south-chicago/

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No one was struck by gunfire when a Chicago police officer discharged their weapon during a foot chase in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday afternoon, police said. Officers were investigating reports of stolen vehicles in the 8100 block of South Merrill Avenue just after 11:30 when, as they a...