Carjacking suspect hits victim with his own car before crashing, battering woman in the Loop: CPD
The suspect allegedly battered Chicago police officers before being taken into custody, CPD said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The suspect in a violent carjacking allegedly battered Chicago police officers in the Loop on Friday night.
CPD said officers started investigating when the suspect, a male of an unknown age, was blocking the street in the 0-100-block of South Wabash Avenue around 11:55 p.m.
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The suspect battered the officers and resisted arrest, police said. He was taken into custody.
An investigation revealed that the suspect had forcefully removed a 36-year-old man from his vehicle, police said. The suspect then allegedly hit the victim with his own vehicle before crashing.
Police said the suspect then battered a 53-year-old woman in the face.
Both victims were transported to Northwestern Hospital.
The 36-year-old man was in serious condition, at last check.
The 53-year-old woman suffered minor abrasions.
Charges are pending, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
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