Posted on 08/08/2021 6:35:54 AM PDT by Bonemaker
A Chicago police officer was killed and another was seriously wounded in a shooting Saturday night on the South Side, officials said.
The officers were shot during a traffic stop shortly after 9 p.m. at 63rd Street and Bell Avenue and returned fire, hitting at least one suspect, police said.
Both officers were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where one of them — a woman — was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The other officer was “fighting for his very life” in critical condition, according to First Deputy Eric Carter who talked to reporters outside the hospital early Sunday.
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Heyjackass has the totals as of 7am for the weekend
10 killed, 59 wounded
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