Andrew Ross
Name: Andrew Ross
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/12/2000
Location: 225 S Canal St.
Chicago, Illinois, 60606
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Andrew Ross was killed and another man was seriously wounded in a gun battle with plainclothes officers inside Union Station. At about 1:15 p.m., officers became suspicious that the men might be drug couriers traveling by train, police said. The officers for Ross' identification and he unzipped his coat, exposing a weapon. One officer yelled, "He's got a gun!" Ross' companion then allegedly drew a gun. A DEA agent grabbed him, but he broke away, ran a short distance, turned and pointed the weapon at the agent. The agent shot and wounded the man. Ross allegedly put his gun to an officer's head. The officers struggled over the gun before the DEA agent shot Ross. During the struggle, a CPD officer was reportedly struck shot in the calf.
Unique ID: 625
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