COPA to investigate Chicago police shootout on Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is opening an investigation into an early morning shootout on the Northwest Side involving Chicago police.
A viewer sent CBS 2 video showing police rushing to the intersection of Nagle Avenue and Higgins Avenue around 3 a.m. Friday morning.
Police said they were responding to a car crash when someone fired shots from inside the vehicle.
An officer shot back but missed.
Two suspects then ran away. One of them even climbed the roof of a nearby building.
They were both eventually taken into custody.
No one was hurt in the incident.
The officers involved will be on desk duty for the next 30 days.
