Chicago police shot two people during an exchange of gunfire in Pilsen Friday morning, according to police.
The shootout happened after officers conducted an “investigatory stop” of several people around 6:50 a.m. in the 1000 block of West 18th Street, police said in a statement.
No officers were hit, but two people were struck by gunfire, police said.
One of them was listed in serious condition at Stroger Hospital with gunshot wounds to his back and thigh, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. The condition of the second person was not released.
Multiple “persons of interest” were being interviewed, police spokesman Tom Ahern said in a statement on Twitter.
Two officers were taken to the hospital for observation, Langford said.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it was investigating the shooting.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2022. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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