Armed robbery suspect accused of leading police on chase, firing at CMPD officers
A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect was also accused of leading Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers on a vehicle chase and firing a gun at them, a news release Friday said.
Christopher Jaiquan Chisholm, of Charlotte, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, six counts of assaulting an officer with a firearm, felony flee to elude arrest, robbery with a dangerous weapon and larceny from a vehicle.
Chisholm was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court records.
Police responded to an armed robbery call at 3:20 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Summit Avenue. An arrest warrant accused Chisholm of stealing an iPhone and 2010 BMW from another man.
Officers attempted to stop Chisholm in a vehicle, but he fled, police said. During the vehicle chase, officers heard gunfire coming from Chisholm’s vehicle in their direction.
Chisholm crashed the vehicle in the 3600 block of Morris Field Drive in west Charlotte and ran away before being caught by police, the news release said.
No one was injured, and no officers fired their weapons, the news release said.
Information about Chisholm’s bond was not immediately available Friday evening.
