A man was taken to the hospital in “traumatic arrest” after exchanging gunfire with Cook County sheriff’s deputies in the South Shore neighborhood Wednesday, authorities said.
The exchange of gunfire occurred while deputies were tracking a person on electronic monitoring who they encountered in the 7400 block of South Yates Boulevard about 6:45 p.m., officials said.
Paramedics took the person shot, a man in his 30s, to University of Chicago Medical Center in “traumatic arrest,” said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.
The sheriff’s office said deputies were notified the man was no longer allowed to stay at the home in the 8600 block of South Sangamon Street, where he had been living, but when they arrived at the home they learned he had already left.
Using his GPS bracelet, deputies tracked the man to the location on South Yates Boulevard. That’s when the man opened fire, shooting at deputies who returned fire and struck him, according to the sheriff’s office.
No deputies were injured, but officials said at least one deputy was taken to a hospital for evaluation. A gun was recovered at the scene, they said.
The man previously had been charged with 13 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and was placed on electronic monitoring in December 2020 after posting bond, the sheriff’s office said.
