A man was seriously wounded in a shootout with a University of Chicago Police officer late Tuesday morning in Hyde Park, a few blocks north of campus.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said the man, who was in his 20s, was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious to critical condition.7 Chicago Public Spaces Each To Receive $1.5 Million In Upgrades As Winners Of 'Chicago Works Community Challenge'
The UCPD officer who shot the gunman will be placed on mandatory administrative leave while the shooting is under investigation by the Chicago Police Department and the university. Some businesses in the Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center said police told them the shopping center would be closed for a few hours Tuesday afternoon while the shooting is under investigation.
As CBS 2’s Asal Rezaei reported, police still had a three-block radius closed off hours after the shooting – along with the shopping center, which is anchored by a Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Harold’s Chicken, Kimbark Liquor and Wine Shoppe, Hyde Park Produce, and Leona’s Pizzeria. Rezaei called some of the restaurants at Kimbark Plaza to see if their employees and customers were OK and if they heard anything. Employees at Nicky’s Chinese Restaurant on the corner said they saw over 10 flashes go off.The scene was flooded with both UCPD and Chicago Police officers throughout the afternoon.
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