Overview
- The shooting began during a traffic stop that escalated into a foot chase and a struggle just before 5 p.m. on Friday when a suspect produced a handgun and fired at officers.
- One officer was struck in the abdomen but a ballistic vest stopped the round, a second officer was hit in the arm, both were taken to a hospital and are expected to recover.
- The suspect was shot by officers, transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, and a civilian injury was also reported by fire department sources.
- The Civilian Office of Police Accountability confirmed it is responding to and investigating the officer-involved shooting, which is handled separately from Chicago Police internal reviews.
- Citywide holiday-weekend shooting tallies remain preliminary and vary across outlets because the police use a specific holiday counting window, a discrepancy that complicates comparisons and public briefings.