A man was shot by police Sunday morning after allegedly pointing his weapon at officers in the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
About 1:45 a.m., Gresham District police officers initiated a traffic stop in the 500 block of East 79th Street after a license plate check revealed the vehicle was stolen, police said.
After ordering the man to exit the vehicle and attempting to place him into custody, officers discovered a weapon and a struggled ensued, police said.
The 38-year-old man then fled on foot and the officers gave chase. At this time, the he allegedly pointed his gun in the direction of officers, and the officers fired, striking the him, police said.
Officers fine, weapon recovered. But as stated in the post opening, how many this year? It feels like way too many.
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