Esteban Cervantes

A 34-year-old Chicago man, Malik Wrightsell, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery against two police officers following a July 3 shooting. During a traffic stop, Wrightsell fled, leading to a pursuit where he fired a gun, injuring one officer protected by a vest and another in the arm. Both officers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while Wrightsell was critically injured and arrested.

Two people were killed and seven injured, including two police officers, during Chicago shootings over the Fourth of July weekend. A suspect shot two officers during a traffic stop in South Shore, and other incidents included a self-inflicted fatal shooting in Portage Park and multiple injuries from separate shootings.