Off-Duty Officer Hurt Disarming Carjacking Suspect
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- An off-duty police officer injured his hand while disarming a man who tried to carjack him at gunpoint Thursday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Police said the suspect tried to steal the officer's vehicle around 10:15 a.m. near 75th and Champlain. The officer fired a shot at the carjacker during a struggle, but did not hit him.
The officer was able to take away the suspect's weapon, but suffered a minor hand injury in the struggle, and the man ran away through an alley.
Police said the officer was treated at the hospital and released a short time later.
No one was in custody Thursday evening. Area South detectives were investigating.
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