A man was hurt during a shootout, which involved a car carrying two off-duty Chicago police officers in the Austin neighborhood.
A man was shot and injured during a shootout, which involved a car carrying two off-duty Chicago police officers, early Saturday morning in the Austin neighborhood.The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. when a car occupied by five people, including the two off-duty officers, was parked in the 1000 block of South Mayfied Avenue, police said.A 26-year-old man got out of the car and someone in another car began shooting and hit him.
During the incident, a gun was fired from the car carrying the off-duty officers in the direction of the offender, who fled the scene.The injured 26-year-old was taken by the four other passengers to a local hospital where he was listed in serious condition.Neither of the officers was injured during the shootout. No one is in custody.Chicago police would not confirm if one of the off-duty officers was the person who fired at the offender.
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