A Chicago police officer jumped into action after witnessing a shooting outside the Howard CTA station in Rogers Park on Thursday afternoon and it was all caught on video.
The footage shows the cop, posted in a squad car just across the street from the shooting scene, spring out of his car and work his way across the traffic lanes of Howard Street with his gun drawn to help the gunshot victim while calling for help on his radio. Other officers located the gunman nearby and charges were pending on Friday morning.
The video begins with CTA patrons on the overhead platform at Howard Street and the officer sitting in a marked squad car on the corner of Paulina and Howard around 3:41 p.m…