RACINE â A vehicle pursuit ended in a crash after multiple gunshots were fired at a Racine Police officer at about 10:45 p.m. Monday in the area of Ninth Street and Memorial Drive.
According to a news release from the Racine Police Department, an RPD officer observed a white SUV driving in an extremely reckless manner. The officer pulled behind the vehicle with the intent to conduct a traffic stop, then multiple gunshots were reportedly fired from the immediate area of the SUV. The SUV then fled in a high rate of speed from the officer.
During the pursuit, it was discovered the SUV had been stolen from Libertyville, a suburb in Lake County, Ill. The stolen SUV was eventually involved in a crash, striking another vehicle on Sheridan Road south of Durand Avenue in Mount Pleasant, the release said.