Chicago man charged with shooting at police in Englewood
Robert Austin | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man was charged after allegedly shooting at Chicago police officers Monday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired around 4:26 p.m. in the 400 block of West Englewood Avenue, according to Chicago police. They drove up on a man walking down the street with a gun in his hand who matched the description of the suspect.
Officers then saw him raise the gun and fire another shot, officials said. The police got out of their patrol vehicle and ordered the man to drop the gun. Robert Austin, 42, dropped the gun and was taken into custody without incident.
No shots were fired by officers and there were no reported injuries.
Officers involved in the arrest were transported to a local hospital for observation.
Austin, of Wrightwood, was charged Wednesday with three felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle. He has a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday,