2 arrested after running from crash with CPD SUV in Fernwood

CHICAGO - Two people were arrested and two Chicago police officers were injured after a crash Wednesday evening in the Fernwood neighborhood.

Officers were responding to a report of shots fired in a marked police SUV with its lights and sirens activated around 7:30 p.m. when they were struck by a black SUV in the 500 block of West 107th Street, according to CPD.

The two occupants of the SUV, a 32-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, ran away from the crash but were arrested a short distance later, police said.

The two officers in the squad car suffered minor injuries. They were treated by paramedics and taken to a local hospital where they were listed in good condition.

The pair who were taken into custody reported no injuries.

Police said citations are pending. CPD's Major Accident detectives are investigating.

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