IL Teen Emily Petronella ID’d As Suspect After Chicago Cop Shot Saturday Night Serving Warrant

CHICAGO, IL. (THECOUNT) — Emily Petronella has been identified as the teenager arrested in the shooting of a Chicago Police officer on Saturday night.

Petronella, 19, was taken into custody following the shooting of a Chicago police officer Saturday night in a Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side.

The officer was shot around 7:20 p.m. while attempting to serve a search warrant in the 2700 block of West Potomac Avenue, Chicago police said.

The 34-year-old officer was transported to an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said.

He was listed in critical condition but had thankfully stabilized.

No shots were fired by officers, police said.

A weapon and drugs were recovered from the scene.

Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the officer had been with the department for more than four years and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Petronella has been charged with several felony counts, including attempted murder, according to Fox32Chicago.

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