Morgan Park, Chicago shooting: James Robinson, Angel Contreras charged in attempted murder of off-duty CPD officer, police say
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Two men have been charged after an attempted robbery led to a South Side shootout with an off-duty Chicago police officer last summer.

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Both men were arrested and charged on Thursday, police said.

James Robinson and Angel Contreras, both 21, are facing multiple charges, including the attempted murder of an off-duty CPD officer.

On July 23, 2024, an off-duty officer was getting in his car near 109th Street and Campbell to go to work, around 5:30 a.m., when the armed suspects approached and tried to block him in, police said.

More than a dozen shots were fired in a shootout between the suspects and the officer, but no one was hit.

The suspects’ dark-colored sedan was found shot out about a mile away, on 112th Street.

Now, police are connecting both Robinson and Contreras to that attempted robbery.

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The two are charged in connection with an attempted carjacking and robbery of a 42-year-old woman. That incident happened in the 10900-block of S. Oakley, just minutes before the July 23 shootout.

They are also charged in two robberies and vehicular hijackings that happened on that morning in suburban Lansing.

Robinson and Contreras are facing armed robbery and vehicular hijacking charges in connection with those crimes.

They were due in court on Friday.

Robinson was connected to crimes that happened at the following times and locations on July 22, according to police:

– 4 a.m. in the 6700-block of S. Morgan; 26-year-old woman and 30-year-old man were victims.
– 5:57 a.m. in the 7900-block of S. Campbell; 62-year-old woman was a victim.
– 6:30 a.m. in the 2800-block of W. 79th St.; 75-year-old man was a victim.
– 7 a.m. in the 8000-block of S. Troy; 43-year-old woman was a victim.
– 8 a.m. in the 2700-block of W. 80th St.; 39-year-old man and 41-year-old man were victims.

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