2 CPD officers injured after crashing into tree in Garfield Park

They were responding to a call of shots fired and crashed in the 100 block of North Homan.

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Two Chicago police officers were hurt in a crash Wednesday in the 100 block of North Homan, Aug. 7, 2019, in Garfield Park.

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Two police officers were hurt in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday in Garfield Park on the West Side. 

They were responding to a call of shots fired about 7:52 p.m. when their marked squad car struck a tree in the 100 block of North Homan, Chicago police said.  

Both officers were taken to an area hospital where their conditions were stabilized, police said. 

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