Judge Denies Bail for Woman Who Shot, Injured Chicago Police Officer

Emily Petronella allegedly shot the 34-year-old officer in the shoulder Saturday when she opened fire through the back door of a dwelling in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Emily Petronella allegedly shot the 34-year-old officer in the shoulder Saturday when she opened fire through the back door of a dwelling in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.Emily Petronella allegedly shot the 34-year-old officer in the shoulder Saturday when she opened fire through the back door of a dwelling in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.Image courtesy of Chicago Police Department / Facebook.

A woman accused of shooting and wounding an officer with the Chicago Police Department has been ordered held without bail on charges of attempted murder.

According to Fox News, police say 19-year-old Emily Petronella allegedly shot the 34-year-old officer in the shoulder Saturday when she opened fire through the back door of a dwelling in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Petronella has been charged with felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault of a peace officer with a weapon, armed violence, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and manufacture and delivery of over 5,000 grams of cannabis.

The 34-year-old officer—who has not been identified—was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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