Shooting Suspect Shot, Killed by Chicago Police

A suspect in a shooting that hospitalized three people early Sunday morning was shot and killed during a confrontation with Chicago police.

In a press release, police said officers on patrol in the 3400 block of West Madison heard several gunshots at around 12:23 a.m. Sunday. The officers responded to the area of the shots and found a suspect fleeing the scene, police said.

During a chase, the suspect “ran to an alley and confronted them with a weapon,” police said. One of the officers fired, shooting the man “multiple times,” according to the release.

The suspect, identified only as a 34-year-old man, was transported to an area hospital, where Chicago Police Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said he was rushed into surgery before being pronounced dead.

Police said a weapon was recovered on the scene. The officers were not injured in the incident.

During an investigation, police located three people who had been shot in the 3400 block of West Madison. A 51-year-old woman was shot in the chest and listed in stable condition Sunday morning; a 30-year-old man who was shot in the buttocks and listed in stable condition; and a 21-year-old woman who was in good condition after sustaining a graze wound to the left leg, police said. All three were taken to area hospitals.

“Currently, the specifics of this incident, including the comprehensive use of force investigation are being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority with the full cooperation of the CPD,” police said in a statement. The officers involved in the shooting will be placed on desk duty for 30 days.

The fatal shooting comes two days after a yearlong U.S. Department of Justice investigation found a “pattern of civil rights violations” by the Chicago police.

According to the DOJ report, “The department found that CPD officers’ practices unnecessarily endanger themselves and result in unnecessary and avoidable uses of force. The pattern or practice results from systemic deficiencies in training and accountability, including the failure to train officers in de-escalation and the failure to conduct meaningful investigations of uses of force."

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