CHICAGO - A paramedic was inside an ambulance when a Chicago man allegedly stole it at Loretto Hospital, led police on a chase, and crashed into several vehicles last Friday.

What we know:

After the ambulance was stolen, the paramedic got out of the vehicle when it was stopped at the intersection of Central and Jackson, according to a police report.

Lamont Hill , 59, is facing several criminal charges, including aggravated battery to a peace officer, vehicular hijacking, and kidnapping among others.

The ambulance struck two Chicago police vehicles while Hill was allegedly behind the wheel. A CPD officer fired his gun at the suspect during the chase, but no one was hit, police said.

After hitting several vehicles near the intersection of Cicero and Chicago avenues, the suspect the

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