CHICAGO — A Chicago man accused of hitting a police officer with a car while attempting to flee the scene of an alleged burglary is now facing an attempted murder charge.

Chicago police say 32-year-old Barry Hayes, a West Garfield Park resident, has been charged with several felonies, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of criminal damage to government property, two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, fire official or ER worker and one count of leaving the scene of an accident.

The charges stem from Hayes's alleged role in an incident that left several CPD officers injured on Wednesday morning.

According to Chicago police, it all unfolded while officers were conducting a burglary investigation in the 5800 block of South Princeton Avenue in Engl

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