One of several people police believe were throwing rocks at cars on the Edens Expressway–including a state police car–was caught and arrested early this morning, Illinois State Police said.
Shortly after midnight, a motorist reported he thought his car had been struck by gunfire on the Edens near West Lawrence Avenue, according to Trooper Mark Hall.
As troopers were en route to investigate, a rock hit their car, damaging the windshield. Rocks also had damaged the first car, police later found.
Witnesses reported up to three suspects were throwing rocks from a Union Pacific railroad overpass near the Edens, the trooper said.
One male–a minor–was taken into custody. He was cited with trespass to property, but a report on the incident had not yet been completed, a state trooper said about 8 a.m.
In addition to the police car and the initial caller’s vehicle, a truck tractor was damaged by the flying rocks, the trooper said. No one was injured.
Chicago police also responded to the scene of the incident.
–Sam Unger and Caroline Kyungae Smith
