Off-Duty Cook County Sheriff's Deputy Involved in Shooting at Millennium Park
Published 49 mins agoOne person was injured in an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty Cook County sheriff's deputy at Millennium Park Friday evening, authorities said, marking the second shooting at the popular downtown site in less than a week.
According to police, the incident unfolded when a 22-year-old man produced a gun after being denied entry into Millennium Park. At some point, there was an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty Cook County sheriff's deputy, who was working security at the time, police stated.Photos from the area showed a large number of first responders near a portion of the Riverwalk, where authorities located the man and took him into custody.
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