Shots fired at off-duty Chicago police officer in Chatham

Shots fired at off-duty Chicago police officer in Chatham
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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Shots were fired at an off-duty Chicago police officer as he sat in a car in Chatham Wednesday morning.

The 31-year-old officer was in the 8300 block of South Lafayette Avenue when someone in a silver four-door sedan began firing shots at him around 10:20 a.m., Chicago police said.

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The gunfire damaged the rear passenger window of the car but the officer was not struck, police said.

No one was in custody.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2021. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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