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Chicago’s top cop came out swinging Monday, denying claims that a chief ordered officers to "stand down" after federal agents were rammed in two weekend attacks, and warning protesters that striking law enforcement could trigger a justified counterpunch — including the use of deadly force.

"If you ram any vehicle, especially one that contains law enforcement agents, and that’s any law enforcement… and you do this intentionally, this is considered deadly force," Larry Snelling told reporters at a news briefing Monday. "Deadly force is anything that can cause great bodily harm or death. When you plow into a vehicle that contains law enforcement agents, you are using deadly force. And they can use deadly force in response to s

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