Chicago police say that an officer is being treated at an area hospital after he was shot during a traffic investigation on the city’s Far South Side Wednesday night.
According to authorities, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 92nd Place and Stony Island Avenue, located in the city’s Calumet Heights neighborhood.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said in a press conference Wednesday night that the officer was shot in the leg after an exchange of gunfire with a man inside the vehicle, who was shot in the torso.
Both the officer and offender are being treated at separate area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.
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Brown said police have a person of interest in custody as of Wednesday night.
