MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Police say a suspect was wounded in barrage of gunfire involving police officers outside a Burger King restaurant in suburban Chicago.
Illinois State Police say the suspect suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital in stable condition after Sunday night’s shooting in the western suburb of Maywood.
State police say two Maywood officers fired shots while responding to a reported armed robbery at the restaurant. The officers were treated and released from a hospital.
Chicago television stations played a bystander’s cellphone video during which more than a dozen gunshots could be heard.
State police said the shooting was under investigation and didn’t say whether the suspect had a gun or fired any shots at the officers.
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