Off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy dies after shootout at gas station on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO â An off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy died after a shootout during a robbery attempt at a gas station in Chicago 's Woodlawn neighborhood. Police said just before 1:30 a.m., the 31-year-old man was at a gas station in the 500 block of East 67th Street when another man approached and pulled out a handgun.The victim also pulled out a gun and exchanged gunfire with the would-be robber, who fled on foot. Police said the victim was the target of an attempted robbery.
Chicago police said the victim was shot in the chest and tried to leave the scene in his car but crashed into a nearby pole. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.A procession of police and sheriff's vehicles later escorted the victim's body from the hospital to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.No one was in custody Tuesday morning. Area 1 detectives were investigating.
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