One person was in custody after Chicago police officers say they saw that person shoot someone else early Saturday morning in the North Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side.
The officers were also shot at when they responded to the incident — described by the police department as “a person with a gun/shots fired call” — in the 5700 block of West North Avenue around 12:45 a.m., but they were not struck by gunfire. One officer returned fire during the confrontation, but the department didn’t specify whether that resulted in any injuries.
The person suspected of shooting the other person, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, tried to get away but was apprehended a short time later, police said, adding that three guns were confiscated by officers.
Officers provided first aid to the wounded person who was later transported to an area hospital, police said. The department did not know that person’s condition.
There’s no word yet on whether the person arrested has been charged in the shooting of the other person.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability will be investigating the circumstances of the shooting since an officer discharged their weapon during the confrontation. That officer will be placed on routine administrative duties for at least 30 days.
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