Teen girls in custody after attacking Cook County sheriff’s officers, police say

The Brief

  • Two 15-year-old girls were arrested after allegedly battering Cook County Sheriff’s officers in Woodlawn.
  • Police responded to reports of gunshots and found a large fight; the teens struck officers who tried to intervene.
  • Two officers suffered minor injuries, and the cause of the initial altercation remains under investigation.

CHICAGO Two teenage girls are in custody after battering Cook County sheriff’s officers responding to a call of gunfire Wednesday on the South Side, according to Chicago police.

What we know:

Police responded to gunshots in the 6400 block of S. Evans Avenue around 4:41 p.m.

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