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CHICAGO (WLS) A 30-year-old man has been charged after police said he got into a shootout with officers on the West Side Monday night.
Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle with three people at approximately 9:54 p.m. in the 3800-block of W. Polk, police said.
Police said the front passenger, 30-year-old Tramin Harris, fled on foot and fired on officers.
Officers fired back and struck the man, who was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment.
No officers were struck by gunfire.
Police said the man discarded three handguns during the pursuit which were all recovered.
WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) Authorities said police officers shot and killed a driver who was speeding towards them early Wednesday morning in Wilmington, Delaware.
New Castle County police said the officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle around 1:10 a.m. near Rosemont Avenue and East 24th Street.
When the officers approached the vehicle, police said the driver took off and fled down a dead-end street.
Police said the driver then made a U-turn and began driving at a high rate of speed directly at the officers.
That s when, police said, the officers fired their weapons striking the driver.
The officers, along with emergency medical personnel who soon arrived, rendered first aid. However, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.