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Officer Shot Led To 2nd Police-involved Shooting This Weekend, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | June 4, 2017 11:45am | Updated on June 5, 2017 8:49am
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CHICAGO — Two people, including a Chicago Police officer, were shot during a struggle in Chatham on Saturday night.

At 11:07 p.m., officers on patrol in the 8100 block of South Maryland saw a man drinking an alcoholic drink on the sidewalk, police said. The officers got out of their car to investigate and the man ran into a building as the officers came up to him.

The officers followed the man, who had a weapon, into the building, where they struggled with the man, police said. During the struggle, the man's gun went off and hit one of the officers, police said.

The officer's partner fired at the man, police said. The man was shot multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The officer was shot in his hand and he was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition, police said.

The shooting is under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority, and any officers involved in the incident will be placed on administrative duties for 30 days.

The shooting was the third time officers have shot someone since the department released its new Use of Force policy in May. Officers shot dead a man in Washington Park on Friday night, and in late May officers shot and wounded a man in an Austin incident.