CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and wounded a man on New Year’s Day in the Lawndale neighborhood.
The officer fired his weapon and struck the man the arm shortly after noon in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue, police said.
The wounded man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in fair condition, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said.
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The man who was wounded and two other people were taken into custody after the incident, according to police, but no charges have been filed.
Additional information has not been released.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability was headed to the scene to investigate, the agency said on Twitter.