Chicago Cop, Suspect Wounded In South Side Shootout: Police

CHICAGO, IL — Police were involved in another South Side shooting Saturday night, this one happening only a few miles from the spot where Chicago cops fatally shot a man accused of opening fire on them first almost exactly 24 hours earlier. An officer and an allegedly armed offender were wounded in the incident in the East Chatham neighborhood, according to a statement by police released Sunday.

The shooting occured at around 11:07 p.m. Saturday, June 3, after two uniformed officers on patrol in the 8100 block of South Maryland Avenue got out of their squad car to talk with a man they saw drinking alcohol on the sidewalk, police said. The man fled tto a nearby building as the cops approached, and he eventually got into a struggle with one of the officers. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for the South Side and Chicago — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

During the scuffle, a gun the man allegedly was carrying went off, and the officer was wounded in the hand, according to police. The injured officer's partner then returned fire, hitting the man, police said. Both men were taken to area hospitals for their injuries. The officer was sent to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition; the wounded man — whose name and age were not revealed by police — was transported to Stroger Hospital, but his condition was not given.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a second officer was hurt in the incident and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park in good condition. Police did not reveal how the officer was hurt or the type of injuries he sustained, the report added.

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As with all police-involved shootings, the incident will now be investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority. According to police, a weapon was recovered at the scene. The officers in the shooting will be placed on administrative duies for 30 days in line with the department's policy. Anyone with information or questions about the shooting can call the IPRA at 312-746-3609.

Saturday's incident was the second police-involved shooting within 24 hours and the third in about two weeks. On Friday, June 2, officers shot and killed Corsean Lewis, 17, while responding to a call concerning a man with a gun in the Washington Park neighborhood. Nearly 10 days earlier, a Chicago police officer shot and wounded a driver who allegedly rammed him with his car May 24, pinning him against another vehicle as he tried to flee police on the West Side.

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Earlier in May, officers were involved in a shooting in which they returned fire after interrupting an alleged drug deal on the West Side. Deangela Eaton, 25, was wounded after she opened fire on two officers, hitting one of them in the chest. Luckily, the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest, something police officials say saved his life.

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