Chicago Car Strikes 5 Officers as 4 Teens Are Shot in Memorial Day Violence

6 articles · Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · May 24

Five Chicago police officers were hospitalized in fair condition after an 18-year-old driver plowed into a crowd near Loomis and Roosevelt around 3 a.m., then crashed into a squad car, a pole and a fence.
Hundreds had gathered for a late-night teen takeover, blocking traffic as police moved to disperse the crowd; officers recovered a weapon at the scene and took the driver into custody.
Four teens ages 14 to 18 were also shot in Little Village around 3 a.m.; three girls and one boy were found wounded on South Washtenaw and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
More than a dozen people were shot overnight in all, underscoring a violent Memorial Day start even after Chicago canceled officers' days off and deployed extra patrols under its Summer Safety Strategy.
Mayor Brandon Johnson urged parental accountability, while police union chief John Catanzara said the administration must do more to protect officers after the Near West Side incident.

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