Officer fires on man who shot at people on South Side porch

An Officer fired on man who shot at people on South Side porchOne man was being questioned after a Chicago police officer saw him shooting at several people on a porch in the Grand Crossing neighborhood this afternoon.
The officer saw the man firing on people on a front porch in the 7900 block of South Ellis Avenue about 2:20 p.m., and when the officer announced who he was, the man pointed the gun at him and the officer fired shots.
The gunman ran off, but after the officer called in a description of the attacker to police dispatchers, other officers were able to arrest him.
A handgun was found nearby