Police involved in chase, shooting on South Side

September 7, 2012 (CHICAGO)

Police say around 1:45 a.m. they saw a van driving down 75th street with its passenger door open. They say they followed the van and a man got out and pointed a gun at police, which led to a foot chase.

Officers say they confronted the suspect in an alley on 75th Street between Michigan and Wabash, where the suspect again pointed the gun at police, a police statement says.

Police say the shot and injured the man and recovered a weapon He was taken to a hospital.

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