Chicago police fired shots at a robbery suspect they said pointed a handgun at officers following a street robbery in the Chatham neighborhood, police said today.
No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday -- directly east of the Dan Ryan Expressway -- on East 87th Street between Indiana and State streets, police said.
Gresham District officers were flagged down near 87th Street and Wabash Avenue by a man who said he was robbed at gunpoint by two males who fled in a white van, police said.
Officers drove through the area looking for the van, until the victim, driving his own vehicle, signaled to the officers that he was following the robbers' vehicle, police said.
As the officers approached the van on foot, one of the occupants got out holding a handgun. One of the officers fired, but no one was struck, police said.
The officers, aided by an off-duty officer, took both males into custody after a foot chase. Police also recovered weapons and several items that were taken from the robbery victim, authorities said.
The Independent Police Review Authority was investigating the incident. No charges had been filed.