Chicago police arrested one man and are searching for another tonight on the Northwest Side after they were involved in an altercation with officers in which shots were fired.
The incident began about 7:40 p.m. in the alley behind the 5300 block of North Natoma Avenue, police said. The men were being questioned by police, and according to preliminary reports, shots were fired by police in the incident but no one was hit.
A police officer was taken to Resurrection Medical Center with a hand injury. The officer was in good condition. It's not clear how he was injured.
Police conducted a widespread search of the area for the men who fled after the altercation.
Police took one man into custody before midnight but are still looking for the other. Nobody has been charged in connection with the altercation.
A weapon was recovered from the scene
UPDATE:
Boy charged, 1 sought after shots fired during altercation with police on NW Side
Police took a 17-year-old boy into custody before midnight but are still looking for the other. The boy was charged as a juvenile with a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer, possession of a replica firearm and two misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault of an officer
A replica weapon was recovered from the scene
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