CHICAGO — An off-duty Chicago police officer got into a shootout with a robbery crew that targeted them in Washington Park overnight.
The officer was in the first block of East 57th Street when an armed man confronted him around 1:47 a.m., according to a CPD statement. Within seconds, the robber and at least one accomplice engaged the officer in a shootout, police said, but no injuries were reported.
Witnesses said the robbers, described only as four Black men wearing all black clothing, fled the area in a black SUV.
Investigators found shell casings, live bullets, and an ammunition magazine littering the area. Bullets flew into a nearby apartment window, and parked cars were hit, too.
Per policy, COPA, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, is reviewing the officer’s use of force.
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