CHICAGO (AP) – A shootout between Chicago police and a suspect during a drug investigation on the city’s West Side left the suspect dead and three officers wounded, authorities said.
The officers were rushed to Stroger Hospital late Monday for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
The shooting occurred as several police officers were investigating reported drug activity in a residential area of the Homan Square neighborhood, Guglielmi said. The officers observed a man and a woman acting suspiciously and decided to investigate further, announcing their presence, he said.
The pair fled, with police giving chase. The man ran into a gangway between two buildings and opened fire in the direction of the officers, hitting three of them multiple times, Guglielmi said.
He said one of the officers returned fire, fatally injuring the suspect. Guglielmi says the woman was arrested after a chase and was being questioned in connection with the shooting.