WATCH LIVE: Authorities release information on West Ridge shooting involving 22-year-old suspect, Chicago police

CHICAGO – The authorities report the shooting in Western ridge involving a 22-year-old suspect and Chicago police on Saturday morning.

The press briefing will be streamed live in the video player above.

The shooting happened around 9:35 a.m. near the 6800 block of North Washtenaw Avenue. Police say the suspect, 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, approached the 39-year-old man from behind and shot him without speaking.

When officers and medics responded, Abdallahi allegedly shot them multiple times from different locations. None of the officers or medics were injured, although the ambulance was hit. The police returned fire, injuring Abdallahi.

Abdallahi was apprehended about 30 minutes after the first shooting. He was taken to the district hospital in serious condition.

Abdallahi faces more than a dozen felony charges, including six counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of shooting a police officer or firefighter and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm.

The video captured the suspect firing in an exchange with Chicago police

A 22-year-old man has been charged after a shooting led to another shootout with Chicago police in West Rogers Park early Saturday morning.

The first shooting victim was walking to his synagogue when Abdallahi shot him, according to police. He was hit in the shoulder, but after some time he was discharged from the hospital.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is investigating the shooting and anyone with more information is asked to call COPA at 312-746-3609.

We’ll post more updates to this story as they become available.

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