SALUTE TO CHICAGO POLICE SERGEANT KEVIN SELLERS
WHEREAS. On Wednesday, November 17. 2021 at approximately 2: 20 pm, Sergeant Kevin Sellers was walking out of his house to go to work. I le observed a black, four door Ponliac Grand Prix with tinted windows drive west bound on West 61st Street and stop abruptly at South Mulligan Avenue. Shortly thereafter, a newer model dark colored SUV traveling in the same direction pulled up behind the Ponliac. Me continued to observe thc vehicle while the Pontiac turned south bound on South Mulligan Avenue ' while the dark SUV pulled slowly through the intersection. Sergeant Sellers was in the parkway next lo his vehicle when he heard several loud pops. He looked up and saw an individual wearing all black clothing with a face-covering sitting outside the passenger side window firing north bound which was the direction ofthe other vehicle. Sergeant Sellers took cover; and
WHERAS, The dark SUV drove west bound and the Pontiac continued southbound. Sergeant Sellers entered his vehicle and radioed an emergency over the Zone 6 channel. Sergeant Sellers began to follow the vehicle east bound through traffic on West 63rd Street while continuing to radio the details to thc dispatcher. Updates continued while Sergeant Sellers kept the vehicle in view from a safe distance. Additional units observed the vehicle at West 67th Street and South Cicero Avenue; and
WHERAS, The Pontiac turned north bound and eventually traveled back to the Clearing/Garfield Ridge Neighborhood. The Pontiac subsequently struck a parked car near West 63rtl Street and South Mason Avenue as il tried to drive through the bike lane, l ive offenders fled on foot from the vehicle while officers from the 861 Team and Beat 813 gave chase on foot. During this lime, officers from the SDSC room monitored ihe ShotSpotter alerts and PODS in thc area. Those officers were able to relay additional information during thc foot pursuit. Assist units from Summit and Bedford Park arrive...
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