CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A Chicago Police officer was shot and killed Monday night on the South Side.
It happened during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside. It was about 8 p.m.
According to police, there were three people in the car. One fired multiple shots, hitting the officer multiple times and hitting one person in the car. One officer returned fire.
The driver then tried to drive away and hit another officer.
“After a foot pursuit and a search of the shooting offender, the officers were able to take that individual into custody,” Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said.
The officer died at a University of Chicago Medical Center. The Cook County Medical Examiner has identified him as 26-year-old Enrique Martinez.
The officer who was hit by the car was hospitalized in fair condition. The person who was shot in the car also died.
The third person in the car was taken into custody.
There was a large police presence outside the medical center in Hyde Park late Monday night. Officers both in and out of uniform were seen embracing each other, while others were heard shouting.
“Our officers go out, and they face this type of danger every single day, and this work is unpredictable, and we never know what’s in store for our officers when they’re out there trying to keep the public safe,” Snelling said.
“Just remember, in a city where our officers are not safe, it’s going to be hard for everyone else to be safe.”
Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement Tuesday morning, offering his condolences to Martinez's family and police department as well as vowing due process.
"There will be justice for the officer’s family. There will be justice for our city. And there will be justice for the Chicago Police Department. The whole city and I stand with the officer’s family and loved ones, as well as the Chicago Police Department as they endure this tragedy.
Chicago Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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