CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer and a woman were injured in a hit-and-run on the South Side Sunday morning and a person of interest is in custody, police said.
Police said officers were handling a possible domestic dispute at about 2:20 a.m. when a maroon-colored vehicle came speeding down the 6800-block of South State Street and struck a 43-year-old officer and a 24-year-old woman who he was interviewing in the street. The driver then took off, police said.
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The officer was treated and released from the hospital Sunday afternoon, while the woman remained hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sunday morning, police officers arrived at Stroger Hospital to support the injured officer.
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Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said that a person is in custody and charges are pending.