OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was shot and seriously wounded Sunday by a police officer faces multiple felony counts alleging that he shot the officer first.
Shederick Ricks, 30, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, Oak Forest police said.
The South Holland man allegedly shot an Oak Forest officer early Sunday after trying to get into a stolen vehicle that was in the process of being towed, police said. The officer then returned fire, striking and seriously wounding Ricks, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Ricks remains hospitalized, police said.
The officer who was shot has been released from a hospital and is still recovering from his injuries.
Illinois State Police are investigating Sunday’s shooting.
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