Natalia Chi
The man who was run over by a Chicago police officer on the Loop over the weekend has been charged with attempted murder.
Chicago police said they tried to pull over a wanted vehicle near the 1,100 block of South Dussable Lake Shore Drive on Friday night after finding a police officer’s battery deteriorating.
Police said Tajze Mullins, 23, backed up and was run over by officers who approached on foot. Another officer fired a gun, but no one was hit.
Mullins fled and was arrested shortly thereafter at Block 7100 on South Lafayette Avenue, police said.
The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital with a broken leg, police said.
Mullins faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault on a security official, and escape from a security officer.
He was scheduled to appear in bonded court on Sunday.
