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April 21, 2017 12:37
2 Police Officers Injured In Crash

In a crash, two Chicago police officers were injured in the city's Armour Square neighborhood while responding to shooting which killed one person and also injured another on the Chinatown feeder ramp,said the police.

A 9th District CPD squad car was involved in a crash at the West 31st Street and South Shields Avenue with two other vehicles.

Officials said that two officers were injured. They were taken to the Stroger Hospital for treatment. One officer was listed in the serious condition and the other was listed in a good condition. None of the injuries for officers were life-threatening. Police said on Thursday that both officers were released from the hospital overnight.

Cell phone video showed that an officer was lying next to his crumpled SUV with a witnesses by his side until the help arrived.

Witnesses said that the officers in the squad car had their lights and also sirens on as they went through a stop sign, hitting the other two vehicles.

"It was loud. It was another car hitting another car. You knew somebody was going to get hit. He was flying," said Sarah Molina, resident and witness.

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The two officers were responding to a call about a fatal shooting on the Chinatown feeder ramp of the Dan Ryan Expressway. Police said that two people were shot around 5 p.m. while driving and crashed into the another car.

The passenger jumped out of the car and collapsed dead on the pavement. He was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Jeremy Scullark, aged 28, of 800-block of the Rockwell Street.

The driver tried to run away from the scene, but was caught about a block from the scene. The driver was shot in the arm and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The Chinatown feeder ramp was shut down for an investigation by the Illinois State Police.

Police said that at least one person is in custody for the shooting.

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