Since DH seems to be AWOL – or perhaps is just on an unannounced vacation with his lovely ex-Soviet spouse – here’s a Friday feel-good story. The linked article is IMO a bit unclear, so I’ll summarize it as best I can.<\/p>\n
Police near Chicago attempted to stop a car at a routine traffic stop. The vehicle took off instead of stopping. <\/p>\n
The police gave chase. Shortly afterwards the police boxed in the vehicle and forced it to stop. <\/p>\n
The perp then got out of the car and started firing a weapon at police, triggering a shootout. During that shootout one officer was shot 4 times. <\/p>\n
A passerby – who had a valid concealed-carry permit – came to the aid of the police during the shootout and fired at the perp with his privately owned weapon. The perp was hit by one round and taken into custody. He’s in serious condition at a local hospital. <\/p>\n
It’s unclear whether the perp was hit by a round fired by the passerby or by police. The President of the City of Cicero commended the passerby for his actions.<\/p>\n
The police officer who was shot was in surgery at the time the original article was written.<\/p>\n