Chicago Police Officer Accidentally Shoots and Injures 2 Colleagues, Official Says
21 October 2021
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21 October 2021
Two Chicago police officers were shot and injured — apparently by one bullet — on Wednesday night after a third officer accidentally discharged his handgun during a struggle with a man while investigating a homicide, officials said. The officer fired his weapon once, and one officer was struck in the arm and another in the shoulder, David Brown, superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, said during a news conference. It was “likely a through and through for one officer into another officer,” Superintendent Brown said. The officer who fired his weapon was not injured, the superintendent said, adding, “Obviously it’s ...
Chicago Police Officer Accidentally Shoots and Injures 2 Colleagues, Official Says
The shooting occurred during a struggle with a man after officers followed a car linked to a homicide investigation, the city’s police superintendent said.