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CBS Newsreported that the incident occurred in the South Austin neighborhood of Chicago after the boy ran from a stolen vehicle believed to have been involved in an earlier auto theft in Oak Park.
The events leading up to the shooting unfolded over three days, according to Superintendent of Police David Brown who held apress conferenceabout the incident Thursday night. On Monday, a 2008 silver Honda Accord was left with the keys running and was stolen in the city of Chicago.
In Oak Park the following night, a Honda CR-V was also left running with a 3-year-old girl in the back seat. Thieves took the CR-V with the child inside in an incident described as a carjacking.
The CR-V was found shortly after and the child was safely returned to her parents. Oak Park police reported that the Accord that had been stolen the night before was used as a getaway car in the Oak Park vehicle hijacking and kidnapping, Brown said.
On Wednesday, the stolen Accord came up on the authorities' license plate reader and was tracked all day until 10:24 p.m. that evening when police caught up to the car and tried to pull it over, Brown said.
Brown said the individual was transported to Stroger Hospital and placed in custody for the stolen car.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene and abandoned the car that was later recovered.
Before taking questions, Brown emphasized that there is little he can share on the incident as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) will be doing the investigation.
TheChicago Sun Timesreported that despite law enforcement sources and COPA saying no weapon was found on the boy, Brown declined to say whether a gun was found. He did, however, confirm that no shots were fired at police during the incident.
“Based on preliminary information, the incident began when members of the Department’s Vehicle Hijacking Task Force Team were alerted to a vehicle suspected to be involved in a previous carjacking,” the release said.
“Officers engaged in a foot pursuit of one of the occupants of the vehicle,” said COPA First Deputy Chief Administrator Ephraim Eaddy in the release. “One officer discharged their firearm, striking the occupant, who is 13 years of age. The officer’s body camera was activated, and COPA is in possession of 3rd party and POD video that captures the incident. No weapon was recovered on scene.”
The report confirmed that the minor is in serious but stable condition and the second suspect was not apprehended.
She concluded, “I have full confidence that COPA will investigate this incident expeditiously with the full cooperation of the Chicago Police Department.”
source: people.com
