12.12.2008

Chicago cop shot

A police officer was shot while on duty in the Lawndale neighborhood early Friday morning, police said.

The shooting happened around 2 a.m. near 18th Street and Washtenaw Avenue while officers were investigating a report of shots fired, police said.

Additional shots were fired, and one of the officers was struck in the shoulder, police said.
Sources on the scene said the injured officer was driven by a partner to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where the officer was being treated for an apparent gunshot wound.

The officer's condition was unknown, but police said the injuries did not appear to be life threatening.

No one was in custody, police said.
from the Trib

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