CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago police officer was injured Saturday after a suspect struck a squad car and an officer with a vehicle during a pursuit on the South Side, authorities said.

Just after 5:30 p.m. in the 8100 block of South Cottage Grove, officers responded to a report of a person with a gun, according to Chicago police.

Officers spotted a man matching the description given by callers getting into a Chevy Impala. When officers attempted to intervene, the man fled in the vehicle.

During the attempted escape, the suspect rammed a marked police car and hit an officer, police say.

The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their condition was not disclosed.

The suspect continued driving until the 4100 block of South Indiana Avenue, where officers took him into custody.

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