CHICAGO – The Chicago police oversight agency has released video showing a shootout between an off-duty officer and a group of people last month on the Southwest Side.
What we know:
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Thursday released surveillance video and other materials from the shooting.
The footage shows the officer exchanging gunfire with four offenders at around 6:13 a.m. on Aug. 3 in the 4800 block of South Bishop St., in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The officer was injured by broken glass and taken to a hospital for observation. No other injuries were reported.
Police said the armed group got into a white sedan and fled.
The officer was placed on routine administrative leave for at least 30 days, as required by CPD protocol.
What you can do:
Anyone with information on the incident was asked to contact COPA at 312-746-3609 or at chicagocopa.org.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Chicago Police Department.
