Chicago Cop shot in struggle with suspect

This bodycam footage, coming from Chicago, Illinois, shows police officers attempting to detain a suspect. During the hands-on struggle, one of the officers is shot in the leg, whereupon another cop shoots the suspect, killing him. Viewer discretion is advised. The Chicago Police are shown here attempting to conduct an investigatory stop on the suspect, later identified as Nathaniel Fejerang, 19 years of age. However, Fejerang instead flees, and after a short chase, he ends up being forced down by two of the officers. Among other verbal commands, "Stop reaching!" can be heard at 0:27. At the thirty second mark, a shot rings out, and one of the officers is hit in the leg. As the surrounding officers get distance and cover, one of the contact officers shoots Fejerang several times. Meanwhile, the stricken officer immediately begins self-administering a tourniquet. One of his partners takes over, placing it very high on the left leg. This is commensurate with current doctrine, which states that when searching for a specific wound location isn't feasible, it's best to go as high as possible on the injured limb. After all, blood that can't go downstream can't leak out. Furthermore, they are correct in prioritizing the wounded officer over Fejerang. The officer who shot Fejerang reports that the suspect's weapon is visible. The suspect is lying still with a rather telling pool of blood under his head. There is a general mood of disarray as the officers discuss what to do with Fejerang while waiting on medical aid for the wounded officer. Eventually, they get the wounded man into a squad car for transport to an area hospital.

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