A man was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and held on bail for $1 million cash for the shooting of a Chicago police officer Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop in Englewood.
The man accused of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer allegedly claimed he feared for his life when he opened fire during a traffic stop in an Englewood alleyway Sunday afternoon.Jerome Halsey, 27, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, as well as individual counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated assault. He did not appear at a hearing Tuesday because he remains hospitalized after he was shot twice by police during the encounter.
The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street. Murphy, a trio of uniformed CPD officers were on patrol nearby in an unmarked SUV when they saw Halsey driving “erratically” on 71st Street and began following, though their emergency lights were not activated.
That officer was struck, but was able to fire back at Halsey while he staggered backward for cover, according to Murphy. A second officer fired 10 shots at the defendant, while the third officer rendered aid to their wounded partner, who had been shot in the shoulder, forearm and armpit. In addition to the 9mm handgun recovered at the scene, police allegedly recovered two fully loaded extended magazines inside Halsey’s vehicle.
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