Shooters Charged

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• Two teens were charged today in connection with an incident Wednesday in Calumet Park in which one of them fired at police officers who were chasing him, police said.

  John Gentry, 17, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault of a police officer and unlawful use of a weapon, while Eric Johnson, 19, was charged with driving on a revoked license, aggravated fleeing from police and two counts of aggravated assault to a police officer, police said.

  At about noon Wednesday, one of the teens allegedly shot at someone outside Pepe's Mexican Restaurant, 11227 S. State St. Tactical officers in the area heard the shots and went to the scene, where people there pointed them in the direction of a car that was speeding away from the scene, police said.

  Police chased the car south and west; at 125th and Justine streets in Calumet Park the car stopped and one of the passengers fled on foot. As police pursued, that person -- whom police today identified as Gentry -- fired a gun at the officers, grazing one officer in the shoulder, police said. Police returned fire and hit Gentry.

Well done. Now let's see if the State's Attorney can get a conviction.