Shots fired by police on South Side: officials
A Chicago police officer was stabbed by a man he shot Saturday night in Roseland, officials said.
The officer fired his gun and suffered stab wounds in the 9900 block of South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago police spokesperson Tom Ahern wrote on Twitter.The 29-year-old officer was stabbed multiple times before he was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Chief Curtis Hudson said. The officer had serious wounds, but his condition had stabilized, Hudson added.
The 35-year-old man apparently shot by police was in critical condition as he was taken by ambulance from 9933 S. Wentworth Ave. to the University of Chicago Medical Center, Hudson added.Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it would be responding to the scene of the shooting. COPA is responding to an officer-involved shooting in the 9000 block of South Wentworth. If you or anyone, you know, has any information related to this incident, please reach out to our office at 312-746-3609 or visit
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