A Chicago police officer was wounded in a possible accidental shooting Tuesday afternoon.
The officer was “injured by a possible accidental discharge” while in his vehicle and was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital, according to Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
The officer has been stabilized and will be transferred to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Guglielmi said.
CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson left a budget hearing Tuesday afternoon to go to the hospital and “tend to the officer,” Guglielmi said.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability will investigate the shooting.
Further details, including the time and location of the shooting, were not immediately available.
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