Off-duty police officer shoots man during alleged attempted carjacking on West Side
CHICAGO (WLS) — An attempted carjacking has left one man injured during a shooting Friday afternoon involving an off-duty Chicago police officer in the city’s Lawndale on the West Side, according to police.
The shooting happened in the 1300-block of South Kedvale Avenue in the city’s Lawndale neighborhood.
The off-duty officer shot the man who he claims was trying to steal his car.
“The police just opened fire on him. And my brother got to running, and who is gonna stand there while the police are shooting at you,” said the suspect’s sister, Iesha Brown. “Now I’m just trying to figure out, like, how they are trying to clean that thing up, trying to make it seem like a carjacking. This man ain’t ever carjacked nobody in his life.
The man was shot in the arm and taken to Mt. Sinai hospital in fair condition, according to a CFD spokesperson.
Two other suspects were also taken into custody from the incident, police said.
The shooting comes just hours after Chicago police release crime statistics showing that while overall crime is down, carjackings in Chicago have increased over 100%, and the number of murders and shootings have significantly increased compared to last year.
According to CPD data, in 2020, there were 1,362 vehicular hijackings in Chicago compared to 663 vehicular hijackings in 2019.
Fort Worth homeowner shoots suspected vehicle burglar
FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD) – A south Fort Worth homeowner shot a teenager who was allegedly breaking into his vehicle.
“I guess he met the wrong homeowner last night,” says Fort Worth officer Tracy Carter of Braxton Criddle, 19.
It happened at around midnight last night outside a home on Hunting Green Drive.
The homeowner ended up shooting Criddle in the leg.
“The male (Criddle) was taken to the hospital to be treated, and I’m going to say he’s probably not going to want to do that again,” says Ofc. Carter.
Criddle is now facing a charge of burglary of a vehicle, a class A misdemeanor.
As for the homeowner, it’s unlikely that he will be facing any charges.
“He was very cooperative with the detectives and officers once they came out,” says Carter, “and he will not be facing charges at this time.”