One person was killed and two others were wounded after an armed robbery attempt led to a police-involved shooting in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side late Thursday, police said.
Officers said they were on patrol near the 7900 block of South Justine Street shortly before 12 a.m. when they saw two males in an alley approached by two others who announced a robbery, authorities said in a statement.
"The officers pull up. They see an individual firing a weapon in the alley about three houses down. Two of the officers get out [and yell] 'Police! Drop the gun!' The guy turns and starts running through a gangway," said Fraternal Order of Police Spokesman Pat Camden.
The two robbers shot the two other males, then ran off as officers approached, police said. The officers chased one male who turned and pointed a dark object in their direction. One officer then shot the male, police said.
The male was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, Camden said. The other robbery suspect ran off and was not in police custody by 6 a.m.
One of the males who was shot in the robbery was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition, Camden added.
A spokesperson with the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the fatality but did not have additional details as of 6 a.m. Friday.
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No officers were injured.
As is standard in officer-involved shootings, the Independent Police Review Authority was notified to investigate.
