officers arrested a man, and the crowd—suspected gang members attending a funeral nearb, hit police with bottles and fists

An arrest Tuesday night of a man for a fight that hospitalized a cop sparked a crowd to attack police officers, Chicago police said.About 7:30 p.m., the officer responded to a fight in an alley near a funeral home in the 600 block of West 37th Street, Officer John Mirabelli said. When he approached, he was hit in the face, police said.Other officers arrested a man, and the crowd—suspected gang members attending a funeral nearby—hit police with bottles and fists, police said. Two other cops were hurt, police said.

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