Chicago cop killed in shootout with suspect

March 1 (UPI) — Authorities said Wednesday a Chicago police officer responding to a domestic incident was shot and killed in a shootout with an 18-year-old.

The officer, whose identity has not been released, was a five-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who was described by Superintendent David Brown in press conference Wednesday evening as a young man with a “bright future ahead.”

“Every officer in this police department and, for that matter, every officer in this country is mourning today,” he said. “The police are a big family of people who know that at some point they may be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice, but you never wish or hope that it will actually happen. And this tragedy happened tonight.

“Some broken hearts will take a long time to grieve to accept this.”

We lost one of ours this morning. The police officer on duty was mortally wounded while answering a call from a man with a gun. Please pray for this officer’s family, loved ones, partner, and all of our Chicago Police officers who are mourning this huge loss. pic.twitter.com/dlEucYrmY9— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) March 2, 2023

The shooting occurred in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue after four officers in two police cars answered a call at 4:45 p.m. from a man with a gun chasing a woman down a street in the area.

Upon arrival, two policemen knocked on the door where the call originated, while other policemen pursued the suspect, who fled the scene on foot.

At close range, the unknown officer and the suspect exchanged fire. Brown said the officer was shot several times and the suspect was shot once in the head.

Both were taken to a hospital at Mount Sinai, where the officer died from his injuries. The unknown suspect is in critical condition, Brown said.

The shooting is under investigation.

“A tragedy has befallen the Chicago Police Department and our city,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the family of this young officer.”

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