Around 8:30 last night, a CMPD officer responded to the corner of Grace Street and Union Street in reference to a 911 call advising dispatchers 15 people were loitering at the street corner.The officer responded to the street corner and asked the group of loiters to move along. The group started to disperse and the officer drove around the corner to watch and make sure the group left the area.
Moments later, a blue sedan pulled down Grace Street and the driver pointed a handgun outside the front driver’s window and began shooting at the group of people walking away from the area. The shooting continued as the suspect approached the police officer sitting in his patrol car at the corner of Grace Street and Barry Street.
As the shooting suspect approached the officer's car, he pulled his arm and the gun back inside his car window and the CMPD Officer did not return fire. Thankfully, none of the bystanders were injured in the shooting, however, police say a house on Union Street was struck by bullets fired from the suspect's handgun.
After the suspect pulled the handgun back inside his car, a brief pursuit ensued which lasted about one minute before the pursuit was called off. Police officers from the Eastway Division and the Street Crimes Division established a perimeter but were unable to locate the suspect vehicle or suspect in this case. No arrests have been made yet.
Police have completed offense reports including charges of Assault on a Government Employee and Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling. Police said none of the people who were shot at in the crowd have come forward to request a report. Police have not released a description of the suspect, however, if you have any information, please call CrimeStoppers at 704-334-1600.