A man was pronounced dead after he attempted to accelerate a stolen vehicle when officers tried to approach and he was wounded during a struggle, Chicago police said.

Shortly before 10:30 p.m., tactical officers were conducting an investigation in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue in the West Ridge neighborhood when they spotted a stolen sedan that was parked and unoccupied, police said.

Another dark-colored sedan with two men and a woman pulled along side the stolen vehicle and the men got out and attempted to enter it, police said. The tactical officers approached to continue to investigate and one of the men fled on foot. As the officers approached, the man returned to the driver’s side of the stolen sedan. The officers ordered the man to exit the vehicle but he refused and a struggle ensued as they attempted to remove the man from the sedan, police said.

During the struggle, the man accelerated, dragging an officer when the other officer discharged their weapon, striking the man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The stolen sedan collided with another parked vehicle, police said.

Medical help was rendered to the man and paramedics arrived at the scene to treat the man who was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The woman was taken into police custody, and two weapons were recovered at the scene, police said.

The officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said.

The Investigative Response Team and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are investigating the shooting.

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