Man charged with shooting Chicago police officer in the face after kidnapping womanDavid Struetton October 19, 2021 at 1:40 pm

Charges have been filed after police officer was shot October 18, 2021 in Lincoln Park. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Before Jovan McPherson allegedly shot the officer, he kidnapped and restrained a 21-year-old woman, according to Chicago police.

A man has been charged with shooting a Chicago police officer in the face Monday afternoon in a strip mall in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Immediately before Jovan McPherson shot the officer, he kidnapped and restrained a 21-year-old woman, according to Chicago police.

McPherson, 23, of Elgin, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery of an officer, unauthorized use of a weapon, kidnapping with a firearm, aggravated unlawful restraint and resisting arrest.

He was expected to appear in court later Tuesday.

McPherson shot the officer after an altercation broke out inside an Ulta Beauty store in the 1000 block of West North Avenue, police said.

Someone inside the store had been acting erratically and officers patrolling the area nearby were called, police said. There was a struggle that continued into the parking lot, where the person fired three shots, striking him once in the cheek.

The officer was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and later released.

McPherson was arrested and a weapon was recovered at the scene, police said.

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