Malik Wrightsell Charged in Shooting of 2 Chicago Officers During Traffic Stop

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 6

34-year-old Malik Wrightsell was charged with attempted first-degree murder and other offenses after police said he shot two Chicago officers during a Friday traffic stop in South Chicago.
Just before 5 p.m., Wrightsell allegedly fled on foot, resisted arrest on South Chappel Avenue and pulled a handgun during the struggle, striking one officer in the abdomen and another in the arm.
Both officers' ballistic vests stopped the bullets; they were hospitalized in good condition, while Wrightsell was shot by return fire, taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, and a firearm was recovered.
The shooting was one of 11 citywide shooting incidents recorded from Friday evening through Sunday night, leaving 16 people wounded and 3 dead, including six people ages 17 to 20 hurt in a West Side mass shooting.
Chicago's holiday weekend violence still ran below 2025 levels—32 shootings, 44 victims and 9 deaths last Fourth of July weekend—while the Civilian Office of Police Accountability investigates the officer-involved shooting.