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Aaron Jenkins Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of CPD Officer In South Shore
Aaron Jenkins, 26, is charged with two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one felony count of aggravated battery.
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Aaron Jenkins Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of CPD Officer In South Shore
September 27, 2021 at 11:21 am
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Calumet City man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Chicago police officer over the weekend in the South Shore neighborhood.
Aaron Jenkins, 26, is charged with two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one felony count of aggravated battery.
Police said Jenkins was identified as the man who shot at two police officers Friday night while they were responding to a shooting near 72nd Place and Jeffery Boulevard, wounding a 30-year-old officer.
Police said that officer and her partner were just a block away around 10:50 p.m. Friday, when there was a confrontation in a building where two people had just gotten home with a pizza.
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed, A 15-year-old boy was also shot, and was in fair condition at Comer Children’s hospital.
Police said when an officer arrived on scene, she got out of her squad car, and felt pain in her leg. She realized she’d been shot, and drove herself to University of Chicago Medical Center.
“I’m taking myself to the hospital. I’m taking myself. U of C!” the officer told a dispatcher over her police radio.
Sources said she received staples and stitches, later expressing gratitude to her fellow officers.