Dashcam video released of Alsip police-involved shooting in Mt. Greenwood

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Friday, October 26, 2018
Dashcam video released in Alsip police shooting
Newly released dash cam video shows Alsip police shooting a man earlier this month.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Newly released dashcam video shows Alsip police shooting a man earlier this month.

On October 3, police said they followed a car that had been drag racing in Alsip. Officers then followed the car into an apartment complex parking lot at 115th Street and Pulaski Road in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood

When they confronted the driver, police say he drove the car toward one of the officers. That's when the officer shot Jamal Campbell, seriously injuring him.

Campbell, 25, has been charged with attempted first degree murder of a police officer.

Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report