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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Defense raises questions about traffic stop that erupted into gunfire in Englewood over weekend, wounding a Chicago police officer

Police investigate after Chicago police officer was wounded in a shooting June 5 in Englewood. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

A defense attorney raised questions Tuesday about a traffic stop in an Englewood alley that erupted into gunfire over the weekend, wounding a Chicago police officer less than two miles from where another officer had been wounded days earlier.

The Cook County assistant public defender said many aspects of the police stop on Sunday remained unclear, including whether police activated the emergency lights on their unmarked squad car when pulling over 27-year-old Jermone Halsey, who was also shot during the incident.

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