Chicago Police Fatally Shoot Man In Bronzeville

CHICAGO, IL — A suspect in a narcotics investigation who police say fled on foot in a pursuit in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood was shot and killed Wednesday night. Chicago police confirmed the death of the man, who reports say was killed during a shootout in the 300 block of 47th Street around 8:15 p.m.

A statement from Chicago police indicates officers working the drug case ordered a man to stop before the man showed a gun "and an armed encounter between the offender and police ensued."

During the armed encounter, a police officer shot the man. He was taken to the University of Chicago trauma center in critical condition and later died there as a result of the wounds he sustained in the shooting. The fatal victim was not immediately identified Wednesday night.

A Chicago police sergeant was also injured in the incident. Police said he may have a broken ankle.

Tensions began to flare later in the night as more Chicago police units showed up and clashed with protesters, reports from the Chicago Sun-Times show.

Heated scene up the street from where a CPD officer shot and critically wounded a person at 47/Prairie. pic.twitter.com/ggxAhISjh5
— Mitchell Armentrout (@mitchtrout) June 7, 2018

The investigation of the incident has been passed on from the Chicago Police Department to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

In an initial statement made Wednesday night, COPA said on social media that they "ask for patience from the community" as they "conduct a full and thorough investigation."

Patch file photo / Tim Moran