A man was taken into custody early this morning after he attempted to run down police who had pulled the man's car over during a motor vehicle stop in the Clearing neighborhood, Chicago police officials said.
At about 2 a.m. police were conducting a routine traffic stop on the 6700 block of West 63rd Street. When they stepped out of their police vehicle and approached the car, the driver attempted to run them down, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
The incident caused police to discharge their weapons after "fearing for their safety", Alfaro said. He said the man was not struck and neither the man nor the officers were injured.
The man was taken into custody and charges are pending, Alfaro said.
The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the shooting, said Mark Smith, a spokesman for the group entrusted to investigate police-related shootings.
-- Carlos Sadovi
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