A man was wounded by Chicago police this morning after he pointed a gun at officers in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, officials said.
Police announced Tuesday evening that Darnell Brown, 19, of the 1200 block of West 51st Street, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the incident.
The incident began at about 1 a.m. when police received a call of a man with a gun in the area around the 6700 block of South Halsted Street, police said in a statement.
Officers spotted a vehicle matching a description of the one he was in and tried to pull it over, but the driver refused to stop, police said.
In the 6200 block of South Peoria, the man left the passenger side of the vehicle with a gun in his hand, police said. When officers approached on foot, the man pointed the weapon toward them, according to the statement.
Police fired at the man, hitting him, police said. The man was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Stroger, according to Quention Curtis, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department.
A weapon was recovered at the scene. No police officers were injured, according to the statement.
The shooting is being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority, officials said.
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