Two people were seriously injured Monday evening in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, including one person who was shot by a Chicago police officer.
The shooting happened in the 1400 block of West Argyle Street on the city’s North Side. Shortly after 9 p.m., the Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced on X that it was responding to an officer-involved shooting at the scene.
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A COPA spokesperson confirmed to ABC7 that a Chicago police officer shot one person in that area.
The Chicago Fire Department said two civilians suffering from gunshot wounds were taken to nearby hospitals in serious to critical condition. One victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital, while the other was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital. According to sources cited by ABC7, only one of the two civilians was shot by police.
Officials also said three officers were taken to Swedish Hospital for evaluation.
Video from the scene showed one person being loaded into an ambulance as emergency crews responded.
What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear, but one witness said he saw a slew of police in the area as he stood near North Clark and West Argyle streets. He told ABC7 he saw officers jump out of a vehicle to try to apprehend someone.
“Several officers… jumped out of their vehicles and started yelling commands at that suspect. He obviously took off running. We took off running behind the alleyway here,” he said. “And ducked by behind a vehicle, and then we heard several gunshots. I want to say, like, 15 to 20 gunshots.”
Two people on the corner said the person shot by police appeared to be conscious and perhaps suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
Where the second person was shot was not immediately clear, but nearby residents said a shooting happened at a condo building near North Clark Street and West Lawrence Avenue prior to the shooting involving the officer.
ABC7 is working to confirm whether that reported condo shooting is connected to the police-involved shooting.
COPA asked anyone with information to call them at 312-746-3609 or visit https://www.chicagocopa.org/.
Further information was not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back with ABC7 for updates.
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