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on September 2nd 2023 at approximately
2: a.m. two individuals a man and a
woman were captured on camera arguing in
the middle of South Ying Avenue in 99th
Street to
do the encounter escalated when the
woman appeared to draw a gun and aim it
directly at the man she couldn't have
chosen a worse Time by sheer happen
stance two Chicago police officers were
on patrol in the area and saw the
commotion ensuing in the middle of the
street the officers engaged the couple
but the woman turned to walk away
nothing could have prepared the officers
for what would happen next come
here hey come here come here let me see
your hands let me see your
hands the body camera on the other
officer clearly shows the suspect
brandish a handgun pointing it directly
at one of the officers both officers
took cover each firing a single
round you got your radio no call call
21 call the Officers work to send out an
officer needs help call the highest
priority call for any agency in Chicago
it's referred to as a 101 but other
agencies use different 10 codes for this
typee of particularly dire event also
take notice that one officer had to
silence her phone during the encounter
costing her much needed time I can't my
radio a traffic camera shows the suspect
cut behind an apartment building and
heads South towards nearby railroad
tracks the same officer then had to
clear a jam in her service weapon even
though it only took a few seconds to
clear it must have felt like an eternity
notice how she calls to her partner so
he doesn't run ahead without
backup 101 91 9
101
police the female
Hispanic open fire at 484 was anything
shot back or
no
hey the north
on
484 how you guys doing you guys
okay she took off
S
okay she was with a another male
Hispanic she went alley she ran
eastbound
99 G ran into the alley he found her 40
stand she have duck behind the building
you guys caution over there she ran into
the alley for 40
stand you didn't shoot back yeah I did I
saw once but I don't know what hey watch
out for the K I'm sorry West behind i
p it was
last behind the building 9
is right I'm glad nobody got hit
responding officers began to set up a
perimeter to contain the suspect to one
area allowing time for a k9 to arrive
and track the suspect down all right
you're looking for a female Hispanic and
a male Hispanic female is going to get a
black handgun the handgun used in an
attempt to kill a police officer is
being t Ed for forensic evidence under
us common law a spouse cannot be forced
by the government to testify against
their partner but they may opt to
voluntarily do so as of the time of
publication the matter is still an
ongoing and active investigation if
anyone has information or video footage
related to this incident please contact
the Chicago office of police
accountability by Statute Copa is
independent of the Chicago Police
Department and has its own team of
investigators

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