Jewish community 'shaken' after Chicago man shot on way to synagogue, attacker fired at police

A Chicago man stepping to a synagogue successful a known Orthodox Jewish vicinity was changeable complete nan play by a fishy who past fired astatine responding officers and paramedics, officials said.

The onslaught targeting nan 39-year-old antheral unfortunate unfolded Saturday greeting successful Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. Police said that nan suspect, identified arsenic Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was identified little than 30 minutes aft nan shooting, astatine which constituent he allegedly changeable astatine responders earlier constabulary "returned fire, striking nan offender." Police said they recovered a limb from nan segment and that Abdallahi was "placed into custody, transported to an area infirmary and subsequently charged accordingly."

"We are gathered present coming because of an arena that has shaken my organization to its core," 50th Ward Alderman Debra Silverstein said during a Monday news conference, wherever constabulary announced that Abdallahi is facing 14 felony counts, including six counts of attempted murder. Silverstein expressed vexation that nary dislike crime charges person been revenge yet.

"I americium concerned by nan deficiency of dislike crimes charges successful this case. While nan motive is still nether investigation, nan organization is rightfully troubled, fixed nan quality and timing of nan attack," Silverstein said. 

"While we respect nan ineligible process and understand that charging decisions are complex, I, on pinch galore successful my community, impulse that each aspects of this lawsuit beryllium afloat examined, including bias aliases hate-related motivations," she later added.

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Police are investigating a shooting connected Saturday, Oct. 26 successful nan West Ridge vicinity of Chicago. (Fox32 Chicago)

Police person been tight-lipped astir immoderate of nan specifications of nan incident, pinch reporters grilling Superintendent Larry Snelling astir immoderate statements nan fishy whitethorn person said while shooting astatine officers and paramedics aft video of nan incident appeared to show him shouting something.

"Yes, location was thing stated from that individual while he was exchanging gunfire pinch officers," Snelling said. When asked what that was, Snelling turned nan podium complete to different official.

"The connection that was made while he was engaging our officers is thing that we could bring successful arsenic grounds astatine this constituent that would support immoderate motive against his actions towards our officers aliases towards our victim," nan different charismatic said, adding, "We're going to beryllium capable to put retired that accusation correct now because I want to make judge I'm not misstating anything."

A newsman asked what connection nan connection was in, but nary 1 responded to that question. Chicago constabulary declined to corroborate to Fox News Digital thing regarding nan statement.

When asked if Abdallahi is simply a U.S. citizen, Snelling said that was nether investigation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Fox News Digital nan agency "has had nary relationship pinch this personification astatine this time." The FBI did admit that they are progressive successful nan investigation.

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The victim, described by nan Jewish United Fund arsenic a "Jewish organization member," was reportedly changeable successful nan enarthrosis successful Chicago. (Fox32 Chicago)

What officials did corroborate was that nan unfortunate was changeable successful nan shoulder. Silverstein said successful a connection Saturday that "the unfortunate is successful unchangeable information and is recovering astatine home," and that she visited him.

Silverstein noted that "the shooting happened connected Shabbat pursuing nan Jewish vacation of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah."

Snelling besides noted that while nary officers aliases paramedics were deed by gunfire during nan shootout, an ambulance was hit. 

Chicago Deputy Police Chief Kevin Bruno said nan fishy fired astatine responding officers and paramedics. (Fox32 Chicago)

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The Chicago mayor's agency has truthful acold not issued immoderate statements connected nan case. They did not respond Monday to a Fox News Digital petition for remark connected nan incident.