Pole-Wielding University Of Chicago Student Shot By Campus Cop

CHICAGO, IL - A University of Chicago police officer shot a suspect in Hyde Park late Tuesday night. The man who was shot was wielding a large metal pole and shattering the windows of cars and apartments before the altercation that unfolded around 10:13 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Kimbark Avenue. Multiple reports indicate the man who was shot is a student at the University of Chicago who was having a "manic episode" when the incident unfolded.

Police first arrived on the scene to a call of a burglary in process in the alley between Kimbark and South Woodlawn Avenue near 53rd Street, according to a statement from the university. The suspect, confirmed by the university to be a student, was holding a long metal pipe while breaking car and apartment windows when police arrived.

"The individual ignored the officers’ repeated requests to drop the pipe, and at one point charged an officer with the weapon," the school's statement read, in part. "At that time, the officer discharged his weapon, striking the individual in the shoulder."

The man, whose age wasn't immediately available, was shot in the shoulder and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition, Chicago police said. He was later improved and listed in stable condition late Wednesday night.

Some video of the incident that led to the shooting has been shared by University of Chicago police. ABC-7 shared a few of them here. Residents heard the sound of smashing glass a little after 10 p.m. and several neighbors immediately called police, according to the report.

The statement from the school indicates the Chicago Police Department will investigate the incident while the officer involved will be placed on mandatory administrative leave.

"This is a difficult incident for our community, and our concern is with all of the individuals involved and their families.," the school's statement continued.

Student groups formed Wednesday to call for more transparency from the campus police department, the Hyde Park Herald reported. Campus police directed all questions to the University of Chicago public relations, which did not respond.

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