CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer was shot in his vest, and two other people were injured in an exchange of gunfire on the city’s South Side early Sunday, officials said.
The officer was briefly hospitalized but is now at home, according to ABC7.
Chicago police said officers responded to a disturbance call in the Morgan Park neighborhood just before 1 a.m. Responding officers found a group of people, including two men, 35 and 18 years old, who were involved in an altercation.
The officers tried to separate the men, and a suspect’s gun went off, striking a victim and an officer’s protective vest.
Another officer returned fire, striking the suspect and accidentally striking the victim, CPD officials said.
The 18-year-old victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
The 35-year-old offender was taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition. Charges against the offender are still pending as they remain in police custody.
