Man is charged with trying to kill 2 Chicago cops in 2019 — while on felony bail

A 30-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly firing at two Chicago police officers during a gas station shootout in Englewood six years ago. Court records show he was on felony bail at the time of the crime.

Dontrell Cooper is charged with two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer in connection with the shootout in the early morning of August 11, 2019.

The officers, in full uniform and driving a marked patrol car, were handling a disturbance at a gas station in the 200 block of West 63rd Street when they heard gunfire outside, prosecutors said. The cops allegedly saw Cooper and another man, Jose Reynolds, using a black SUV for cover…

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