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2 shot by police after driver slams into police car during traffic stop in East Chicago

Two people were shot by police after a vehicle they were in slammed into a police care during a traffic stop Aug. 11, 2021, in East Chicago, Indiana. | Archivo Sun-Times

Two people were shot by police Wednesday morning after a car slammed into a police car during a traffic stop in East Chicago, Indiana.

The officers tried to make a traffic stop near Indianapolis Boulevard and Chicago Avenue about 8:50 a.m., East Chicago police said. The driver refused to stop and struck a squad car.

The driver continued to accelerate, trapping an officer inside the car and pinning his leg near the door panel, police said.

Another officer in the squad car got out and fired, striking the driver and a passenger, police said. They were taken to a hospital in Chicago.

The officer was taken to St. Catherine Hospital, police said.

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