A man who allegedly drove his pickup truck into a Chicago police officer Saturday has been charged with attempted murder, police said.
Carlos Sanchez-Roa, 28, was charged with three felonies: first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery of a peace officer and aggravated assault of a peace officer, Chicago police said.
Officers found Sanchez-Roa in the 3100 block of North Central Avenue in Belmont-Cragin about 2:10 a.m. when they responded to a call of a battery and shots fired, according to Chicago police. A witness told police that Sanchez-Roa fired shots and got into a red pickup truck.
Police told him to get out of the vehicle, but he stayed in the car and pressed the accelerator, police said, driving toward officers and striking one.
Officers fired shots toward the truck, and Sanchez-Roa fled the scene. Police later found him near Belmont and Central avenues with gunshot wounds to his body. They rendered aid before Chicago Fire Department paramedics took Sanchez-Roa to Advocate Masonic Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said.
He was taken into custody and charged. Sanchez-Roa is scheduled for a detention hearing Monday.
