2 Teens in stolen car Shot By Police In Roseland Chicago

Was this joyride worth all this?

CBS Chicagoreports two teenage boys were shot Sunday evening in the Roseland neighborhood when Chicago Police opened fire on a stolen car packed full of joyriders, the Sun-Times is reporting.

About 5 p.m., police pulled over a speeding stolen car near 95th and La Salle, according to a statement from the News Affairs office.

After the car stopped, the driver got out of the car and ran away, according to the statement. As more officers arrived at the scene, a passenger in the stolen vehicle moved into the driver’s seat and put the vehicle in reverse.

Fearing that people in the could face harm, an officer discharged his weapon, striking two teenage boys inside the vehicle. They were placed into custody and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. No officers were injured during this incident. A weapon was recovered from the scene.

Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Pat Camden’s narrative of the incident was different from the News Affairs statement. He said there were seven people in the car, and after the car stopped, a passenger got out through the rear driver’s side door. The driver backed up and hit the passenger. Officers then began walking up to the car, telling the driver to stop, but the car began to pull away, dragging the passenger, Camden said.

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